Mo, the mischievous, fun-loving penguin at the National Aquarium of New Zealand has finally won the Penguin of the Year 2021, after being a finalist for three years.
There were almost 11,000 votes in the 2021 competition, and it was a landslide victory for Mo, who received 69 per cent of the votes.
Mo, 8, was abandoned as a chick, and his trickster nature had previously won him naughty penguin of the month nine times.
He had also been accused of stealing fish at feeding time, without any intention of eating the spoils, and if bumped by a fellow penguin, he has been known to throw himself to the floor, in a World Cup-worthy display of football dramatics.
Mo's first place was followed by Burny in second place and her boyfriend Martin in third.