Charlie, a 104-year-old macaw once owned by Winston Churchill, sits on the shoulder of Sylvia Martin in Reigate, England, in January.

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Charlie, a 104-year-old macaw once owned by Winston Churchill, sits on the shoulder of Sylvia Martin in Reigate, England, in January. The bird, believed to be Britain's oldest, wows visitors by cursing Adolf Hitler. Churchill, Britain's Prime Minister during World War II (see D-Day article, p. 16)...