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109-year-old spent his final years knitting tiny sweaters for injured penguins

Putting his still-nimble fingers to good use, the centenarian volunteered to use his knitting skills to help protect little penguins exposed to oil spills.

This story never gets old. 

Alfred has passed, back in 2016, but I still find his work inspiring, and lovely, and it makes me consider taking up knitting. 

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This 109-Year-Old Man Spent His Free Time Knitting Tiny Sweaters For Injured Penguins

Alfred Date used to like spending his time knitting tiny clothes for Phillip Island Penguins as they needed woolen jumpers in the wake of an oil spill.

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tatlılık abideleri  🐧🐧🐧

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Ammazza li pinguini!

Proprio oggi su la Stampa è uscita di nuovo la notizia del signore di cento e ciula anni che lavora maglioncini per i pinguini. Di nuovo perché questa specifica versione della notizia gira forse da un paio di anni. Dico che gira in questa specifica versione perché è nel 2000 che per la prima volta i maglioni per pinguini sono stati usati a seguito di uno sversamento dalle parti dell’Australia.

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Diane submitted to faithinhumanityr: A short story to make you smile :)

Hi Darling!

First of all, thanks for being such an amazing human being :) Your tumblr is just amazing and I love going there everyday to remember why we must keep trying being the best possible humans beings!!! Here is a story that I found adorable and I though that it would maybe make you and some of your readers smile :) Enjoy love! And thanks again for being fantastic!!! xx

www.onegreenplanet.org/news/australias-oldest-man-knits-sweaters-for-penguins/

I aw’ed outloud when I saw this first photograph. Thank you Diane for sending in this lovely article! And for sending me such kind words. ^^ Lots of love, Xxx

Alfred ‘Alfie’ Date learned to knit in the 1930s so that he could make a jumper for his new nephew. Flash forward over 80 years, and Alfie’s knitting skills are allowing him to help his country’s wildlife. Amazingly enough, at 109 years old, Alfie is worried about having idle hands, so he is putting his knitting needles to work and creating the most adorable sweaters for penguins!  The idea to knit sweaters for penguins started after an oil spill in 2001 affected 438 penguins. Thanks to these sweater donations, 96 percent of the penguins were saved, rehabilitated and released back into the wild by the Wildlife Clinic at Phillip Island Nature Parks. So, when another spill compromised penguins in 2014, the foundation asked for more sweater donations.The response to the Penguin Foundation’s request for sweaters was amazing. They quickly had more than enough, including a bunch made by Alfie!

Sweaters are vital in the rescue of penguins affected by oil spills. A patch of oil the size of a thumbnail can cause their feathers separate and get matted together, allowing the cold to reach their otherwise protected skin. Penguins who are covered with oil will instinctively try and clean themselves by picking at their feathers with their beaks, this causes them to ingest oil which can damage their digestive system. Placing sweaters on rescued penguins prevents them from ingesting any oil while preening and keeps them nice and warm. Alfie continues to knit and send penguin sweaters to the Penguin Foundation. ”It’s amazing and we feel quite privileged to have him dedicating his time and effort to the Penguin Foundation,” a spokesperson told ABC’s Nine News.

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Man Knits Tiny Sweaters for Penguins in Need News of oil spills wreaking havoc on wildlife is enough to make people throw their fists in the air and question their faith in humanity—but they’d be glad to hear about one centenarian from Down Under.  

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"The oldest man in Australia spends his time knitting tiny wool sweaters for tiny, injured penguins.

The prolific knitter told Australia's Channel Nine News that when Phillip Island’s Penguin Foundation requested the tiny sweaters following a massive oil spill that injured hundreds of penguins, he couldn’t refuse."

Full article here.

If this isn't the sweetest thing I've read today...