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A fact from Cookie (cockatoo) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 December 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that 76-year-old Cookie (pictured) is believed to be the oldest Major Mitchell's Cockatoo in any zoo?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2009/December.

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Main Page + Deletion Banner = Unprofessional Looking

The section header says it all... Nationalparks (talk) 21:38, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I completely agree, would love to remove it myself but doesn't that violate policy? Freikorp (talk) 21:45, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, looks like the issue is finally resolved. Freikorp (talk) 22:10, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Born?

The article states that the subject of the article was "born" ca. 1933. However, the said subject is a bird, and birds are hatched, not born. This incongruity should be corrected. I'd do it now myself, but thought it better to wait until the Delete controversy is resolved. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 22:00, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The controversy apparently having been resolved, I've made the change I requested.--Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 22:02, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This Just In....

Cookie is awesome.