He would have been around 80 in human years.An elderly penguin who shot to fame in Japan after falling in love with a cardboard cut-out of a cartoon character has died, at the ripe old age of 21.Earlier this year, the Humboldt penguin became smitten with a cut-out of Hululu -- a character from the Japanese anime "Kemono Friends" -- after being dumped by his former mate, a female called Midori.Officials at Tobu zoo in Saitama, north of Tokyo, said Grape passed away after a brief illness with the object of his desire right by his side."We put the cardboard panel next to him to comfort him to the very end. See you, Space Cowboy.A love-sick Grape found solace in Hululu and would stare at her for hours on end.A steady stream of mourners has visited Tobu zoos penguin enclosure, many with flowers, since the tragic news broke on Friday, while officials erected a makeshift shrine to their fallen celebrity on Saturday."."Goodnight sweet prince," wrote one Twitter user, while another posted: "You charmed the world and made it a little brighter.The plight of the romantic penguin went viral, earning Grape millions of fans worldwide."Little Grape had a wife called Midori but she left him China wholesale bathtub and found herself a new husband," Tobu zoos penguin caretaker Eri Nemoto told local media."Tributes flooded in on social media too under the trending hasht.

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