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New Zealand Penguins in Need of Sweaters

Penguin sweaters, also known as penguin jumpers, are sweaters which are knitted for penguins that have been caught in oil slicks. When an oil spill affects penguins, they are dressed in knitted sweaters to stop them preening their feathers and to keep them warm, since the spilled oil destroys their natural oils. This also prevents them from poisoning themselves by ingesting the oil. The sweaters are removed and discarded as soon as the penguins can be washed. The original project has been completed, but the knitting pattern is still available on-line, as subsequent oil spills make it necessary. The extra sweaters are kept on behalf of the Wildlife Rescue Team.
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31 Oct 2012 13:06:00
Penguin in oil

A little blue penguin which was found at Papamoa Beach, covered in oil after the Liberian cargo ship, Rena, hit a reef, on October 7, 2011, in Tauranga, New Zealand. Reports of an oil sheen have been spotted on the surface of the water surrounding the ship and two penguins have been found covered in oil. (Photo by SUNLIVE New Zealand/Getty Images)
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10 Oct 2011 08:15:00
A person dressed up as Damien Lavey of Monster Prom attends the 2019 New York Comic Con in New York City, New York, U.S., October 3, 2019. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

A person dressed up as Damien Lavey of Monster Prom attends the 2019 New York Comic Con in New York City, New York, U.S., October 3, 2019. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
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07 Oct 2019 00:01:00
Animals destined for the stage of Radio City Music Hall in New York on November 13, 1986 are led to the stage door by their co-stars, the Rockettes dancers. A variety of animals, including camels, sheep and donkeys, will star in an annual Christmas production. (Photo by G. Paul Burnett/AP Photo)

Animals destined for the stage of Radio City Music Hall in New York on November 13, 1986 are led to the stage door by their co-stars, the Rockettes dancers. A variety of animals, including camels, sheep and donkeys, will star in an annual Christmas production. (Photo by G. Paul Burnett/AP Photo)
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22 Dec 2014 11:48:00
Reenactors playing the roll of Kentucky volunteers, fighting for the United States, fire muskets during a reenactment of the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812, marking its bicentennial in Chalmette, Louisiana, January 10, 2015. (Photo by Lee Celano/Reuters)

Reenactors playing the roll of Kentucky volunteers, fighting for the United States, fire muskets during a reenactment of the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812, marking its bicentennial in Chalmette, Louisiana, January 10, 2015. The participants, some of whom have travelled thousands of miles to join in the event, recreated the five clashes that comprise the battle, which some historians say was key in making the British honor the terms of a peace treaty signed in late 1814. (Photo by Lee Celano/Reuters)
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12 Jan 2015 14:56:00
A participant from Indonesia waits to perform a dance during the last day of World Culture Festival on the banks of the river Yamuna in New Delhi, India, March 13, 2016. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A participant from Indonesia waits to perform a dance during the last day of World Culture Festival on the banks of the river Yamuna in New Delhi, India, March 13, 2016. The festival opened on the banks of the Yamuna River in the Indian capital Friday despite concerns the sprawling construction of roads, ramps and pontoon bridges would irreparably damage the river's floodplains. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)
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14 Mar 2016 11:07:00
Comic Con fans in costume arrive for the 1st day of the 2018 New York Comic-Con at the Jacob Javits Center on October 4, 2018. The four-day event which runs October 4-7 is the largest pop culture event on the East Coast. (Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP Photo)

Comic Con fans in costume arrive for the 1st day of the 2018 New York Comic-Con at the Jacob Javits Center on October 4, 2018. The four-day event which runs October 4-7 is the largest pop culture event on the East Coast. (Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP Photo)
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11 Oct 2018 00:01:00
A 10-year-old boy living on the streets of New Delhi lies down on cascading water of a fountain in the gardens of the India Gate monument on May 20, 2016. The Indian Meteorological Department issued warnings of “severe heat wave” conditions across large parts of India's north and west, including the capital Delhi, where temperatures hit 47 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)

A 10-year-old boy living on the streets of New Delhi lies down on cascading water of a fountain in the gardens of the India Gate monument on May 20, 2016. The Indian Meteorological Department issued warnings of “severe heat wave” conditions across large parts of India's north and west, including the capital Delhi, where temperatures hit 47 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)
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28 May 2016 12:06:00