King Penguin 'Sir Nils Olav' Inspects Norwegian Soldiers and Gets Military Promotion

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His Majesty the King of Norway's Guard visited Edinburgh Zoo on Tuesday to bestow an honourary military title on a popular resident king penguin, named Sir Nils Olav, in video courtesy of the Edinburgh Zoo. Named after Major Nils Egelien who organised the adoption of a king penguin by Edinburgh Zoo in 1972 and the then-King of Norway, King Olav, Sir Nils is the Norwegian Guard's mascot.

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