All hail King Penguin Ernest
All hail the King…King penguin chick, that is!

This is Ernest Shackleton.

The Detroit Zoo is officially introducing a new king penguin chick. […] Ernest Shackleton was born on August and recently turned 7 months old. The happy ball of fluff weighs over 35 pounds, which is more than his parents weigh.

But, why Ernest Shackleton?

Sir Ernest

This is also Ernest Shackleton.

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO OBE FRGS FRSGS (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

They’re just so droll over at the Detroit Zoo!