At 110-years-old, Alfred “Alfie” Date was recognized as Australia’s oldest man — and for his adorable penchant for knitting pint-sized sweaters for penguins in need.
the public for assistance in knitting sweaters, or “jumpers,” for penguins affected by oil spills to wear temporarily. Knitted sweaters are placed on the birds to act as a barrier to keep them from reaching their oily feathers with beaks until rescue staff can wash them clean.
“When little penguins become oiled, they will try to preen and clean the toxic oil from their feathers, and ingesting it can kill them,” wrote the Penguin Foundation. “It also damages their delicate feathers, which exposes their skin to extreme temperatures and they are left cold, heavy, and unable to swim or hunt for food.”
And among the Penguin Foundation’s most well-known and admired knitting aficionados was Date, who was known for knitting sweaters for the aptly named “Date first went viral in February 2015 when 9 News in Australiathat the then-108-year-old man spent his days knitting sweaters for the organization.
At the age of 110 years old, Date was the oldest living man and the second oldest living person in Australia at the time of his May 2, 2016, death, reported“The Penguin Foundation is saddened to hear of the recent passing of Mr. Alfred Date. Mr. Date was a wonderful contributor to the ‘Knits for Nature’ program, and provided us with many woolen jumpers to protect Phillip Island’s little penguins in the event of an oil spill,”“We feel very privileged to have played a small part in Mr.
“Thanks to you we now have more than enough little penguin rehabilitation jumpers to rely upon in the event of an oil spill and are asking our community to please stop knitting jumpers,” wrote the foundation on
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