The National Aquarium of New Zealand is staging their annual Penguin of the Year competition! Fourteen penguins are in the running, most of them familiar to fans who follow them at Facebook. Last year's winner was Mo, who is known as the naughtiest penguin at the aquarium.
In fact, the Penguin of the Year grew out of a running "naughty penguin of the month" sign that went viral a few years ago. Everyone loves to hear about the behavior of the penguins, whether good or bad, because it highlights how the sea birds each have their own individual personalities.
You can check out a description of each penguin, and vote for your favorite bird at the contest page, which has a wonderful graphic that announces incoming votes in real time from all over the world. Votes will be taken through Monday (September 12) at 10PM New Zealand time. The winner will be announced on Wednesday the 14th. -via Metafilter
(Image credit: National Aquarium of New Zealand)