This is Sir Nils, Colonel of the Norwegian Royal Guard. He is a king penguin. He is also a knight.

We are not kidding.

Nils Olav was given the rank of visekorporal (lance corporal) and has been promoted each time the King’s Guard has returned to the Tattoo. In 1982 he was made corporal, and promoted to sergeant in 1987. Nils Olav died shortly after his promotion to sergeant, and his place of honour was taken by Nils Olav II, his two-year-old near-double. He was promoted in 1993 to the rank of regimental sergeant major. On August 18, 2005, he was promoted to Colonel-in-Chief[5] and on 15 August 2008 he was awarded a knighthood. He is the first penguin to receive such an honour in the Norwegian army.

If you are wondering why Sir Nils is a knight and you’re not:

which described Nils as a penguin “in every way qualified to receive the honour and dignity of knighthood”.

There you go.

via reddit