r/OldSchoolCool • u/RoyalChris • May 08 '26

1950s Sir David Attenborough introducing his daughter to a noisy cockatoo, 1959 - He turned 100 today

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u/Hulaguy May 08 '26

My little girl is 35. Doesn’t look a day over 30!

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u/thatsapeachhun May 08 '26

I think they meant Sir David Attenborough turns 100 today, not the Cockatoo 😂

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u/Hulaguy May 09 '26

Yes I’m aware of that. Someone commented about the bird being old and how they can live quite a long years. Mine happens to be 35, so I shared her picture!

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u/thatsapeachhun May 09 '26

Haha word. Well, yours is gorgeous. I have two kids, and cannot imagine how close you must get with your cockatoo over that amount of time. Hell, I’m only 34 years old!

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u/Hulaguy May 09 '26

I’ll be 65 Monday. She was my wife’s bird (as well as a severe macaw) and they BOTH jumped ship to become MY constant companions! As I type this I have Topaz the cockatoo on my shoulder and Q her “brother” sitting on my knee preening himself. There is nothing in the world as cool as being a “bird daddy”! They’ outlive me and are in the will. If Sir Attenborough was a bird guy, then I guess I’m in good company! (And hope I live to 100 too!)

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u/thatsapeachhun May 09 '26

That is so fucking cool dude! I wish I would have the problem of “who is gonna take my friend” after I pass over. They really do seem like people in a lot of ways. Hope everything is well with you.