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Nils Olav, a penguin in the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland, was knighted August 15th, 2008. He is the third king penguin to carry the name since the original mascot was named in 1972.

Now you may call him Sir Nils.

More about the penguin knighting ceremony can be read at the Winnipeg Free Press.

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