It may look a little silly but these woollen sheaths are knitted
specifically for penguin victims of oil slick disasters. Napier-based
Skeinz Natural Yarn Store has knitters going like the clappers to make
the penguin jumpers for the Bay of Plenty disaster. General manager
Brendan Jackson told NewstalkZB three to four dozen penguin outfits are
likely to be needed. The knitwear prevents the birds from preening their
feathers and ingesting the toxic oil that they've been exposed to. The
Oiled Wildlife Response Unit is taking care of 91 animals as a result of
the spill, mostly little blue penguins.
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