A celebrity penguin from the UK with 15k social media followers is in the running to be named the world’s most popular flightless bird.<br /><br />The beloved bird, known as Spike, has made it through to the final of Penguins International’s ‘March of the Penguins Madness’ challenge.<br /><br />The competition has seen Spike see off competitors from as far afield as Australia, America and Canada.<br /><br />Now, the 15-year-old king penguin from Birdland Park and Gardens in the Cotswolds faces one final challenge to win the global crown.<br /><br />He has gone up against an African penguin called Mai from the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Hawaii.<br /><br />Spike is one of the country’s best-known penguins, having starred alongside Sir David Attenborough as part of the ‘Natural Curiosities’.<br /><br />Other television highlights include appearances on the shows Penguins Make You Laugh Out Loud, Junior Vets and Escape to the Country.
