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Cheeky Cockatoo​

Cockatoos are one of those things we tend to take for granted since they’re one of those birds you see flying around fairly often. But when you think about it, they’re in every way just as Aussie as, say, animals like ‘roos and koalas!

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Image Credit: Facebook/State Library of Western Australia

Take this one, for example, named Percy Buttons, whose picture was taken sometime in 1958. According to the State Library of Western Australia, the photographer had cheeky little Percy as a pet. The bird was also very fond of a certain item, which you can see him nibbling at.

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I think it’s a swizzle stick from his owners fancy cocktail!

 

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A pretzel?