🐧 VOTING OPEN! Back for its 5th year. Last year ‘bad boy’ Mo took out the win. Change in voting this year, going straight to winner announcement. 👉 Voting closes 10pm 12 September. 👉 Vote: l8r.it/NChG #POY #votegood #votenaughty #NANZpenguins #aquarium

🐧 Beautiful Betty 🐧 Betty’s 13 years old, is generally a well behaved penguin, lives with Mo & was our first ever Good Penguin of the Month. Betty was brought to us as a malnourished chick. 👉 Vote: l8r.it/ujh4 #teambetty #POY #NANZpenguins #aquarium

🐧 Bold Burny 🐧 Burny came to us with the soles of her feet burnt from a fire on the beach. She’s picked up on Mo’s bad habits stealing fish, & once abandoned her egg in Draco’s burrow. 👉 VOTE bit.ly/PenguinofYear22 #teamburny #POY #NANZpenguins #aquarium #penguinoftheyear

🐧 Eye, Captain 🐧 Captain was Penguin of the Year in 2020, is a real gentleman & lost his right eye in an altercation with another sea bird. He shares burrow with Flip & is dad to Dave. 👉 VOTE bit.ly/PenguinofYear22 #teamcaptain #POY #NANZpenguins #aquarium #penguinofthemonth

🐧 Diabolical Dave 🐧 One of our youngest birds, Dave was born at the National Aquarium. His parents are Captain and Flip. He thinks he rules the roost, chases other penguins away during feeding & squabbles with Martin 👉 VOTE: l8r.it/UzLt #teamdave #POY #aquarium

🐧 aDORAble Dora 🐧 Dora was abandoned at 5 days old. She’s been naughty penguin of the month 3 times this year! Staying in bed all day, stealing the limelight & vendetta against male keepers. 👉 VOTE: l8r.it/jfX5 #teamdora #POY #votegood #votenaughty #NANZpenguins

🐧 Dependable Draco 🐧 Draco is one of our oldest penguins & won PoY in 2019. She came to National Aquarium after being hit by a car while crossing the road & has a head injury. In March she fooled keepers into feeding her twice! 👉 VOTE l8r.it/vRL5 #teamdraco

🐧 Fantastic Flip 🐧 Left flipper amputee, Flip is a well behaved penguin. She's a good role model & stands up for her bf Captain when younger birds pick on him. She once abandoned Captain & baby Dave for a week! 👉 VOTE: l8r.it/WIZE #teamflip #POY #NANZpenguins

🐧 Cute Kaewa 🐧 Kaewa recently came to the National Aquarium having significant injuries caused by a predator. He's approx 5 yrs old & already been naughty penguin of the month for being a bad influence on Dave. 👉 VOTE: l8r.it/meul #teamkaewa #POY #NANZpenguins

🐧 Merry Marina 🐧 Marina joined us last year after a predator attack injured her left flipper. She's picked up on Dave’s habit of chasing divers while they’re cleaning the pool, & hitching a ride on their back. 👉 VOTE: l8r.it/jXp5 #teammarina #POY #penguinoftheyear

🐧 Marvelous Martin 🐧 Martin had a reputation of being a bit of a cassanova when he first arrived with us. He now chills out with his girlfriend Burny and squabbles with Dave. 👉 VOTE: l8r.it/x0pL #teammartin #POY #NANZpenguins #aquarium #penguin #penguinoftheyear

🐧 Mischievous Mo 🐧 A finalist for 3 years, Mo won last year. He’s our naughtiest penguin (appearing on the list more than others). He's keeping his behaviour more under control, a great boyfriend to Betty, but still steals fish 👉 VOTE: l8r.it/g0Yk #teammo #POY

🐧 Magnificent Mr Mac 🐧 Mr Mac is 13 years old, was abandoned as a chick & his daughter is Pepper. He's a sweetie but thinks he’s better than everyone, refuses to take fish off visitors if they’re ‘not worthy’. 👉 VOTE: l8r.it/LS4P #teammrmac #POY #NANZpenguins

🐧 Pretty Pepper 🐧 One of our smaller penguins, & one of the prettiest. Looks after herself well & generally really well behaved. Can be a bit choosy on who she’ll let feed her, not as fussy these days however! 👉 VOTE: l8r.it/1GN8 #teampepper #POY #NANZpenguins

🐧 Terrific Timmy 🐧 First Penguin of the Year winner in 2018 & first Naughty Penguin of the Month. He’s made stealing fish an art form, & flicks sand at keepers. Loves swimming 👉 VOTE: l8r.it/JqCU #teamtimmy #POY #NANZpenguins

Dora wins Penguin of the Year 2022! Thousands of appreciative fans from across the world have named little penguin Dora the new Champion. She received over 25% of the votes for a landslide victory. Thx all for taking part ♥ More info: l8r.it/GbbV #teamdora #POY

Dora's celebrating her Penguin of the Year win and fans on TikTok are loving it!! #penguinoftheyear #teamdora #penguin #penguins #cuteness