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[–]tattoo_remover 108 points109 points ago

Serious question, why do penguins need to be warmer? Aren't they born rather cold-acclimated?

[–]nontumultuous 244 points245 points ago

These penguins apparently were in an oil spill. The oil gets stuck in their feathers and is usually deadly if ingested. The oil also removes the natural oil on the feathers that keeps the undercoat of feathers dry which allows the animal to stay warm. When the oil is removed it takes a while for the oil to be groomed back on to the bird(birds groom themselves with their beaks and those beaks secrete oil)which, as stated above, waterproofs their feathers. Since it's gone the birds have no way to stay warm and would die of cold. Thus the sweaters on the penguins.

At least I think that's what happens. I could be wrong since its off the top of my head. Hopefully that answered your question.

[–]Rather_Dashing 112 points113 points ago

Their beaks don't secrete oil, it comes from a gland located near the base of the tail known as the Uropygial gland. That's why you'll see preening water birds spending a lot of time fussing around in that area.

[–]nontumultuous 46 points47 points ago

Wow, I never knew that. Then again, oil coming from the beak doesn't make much sense. Thanks for the explanation!

[–]xenodata 16 points17 points ago

This is almost right. The crude oil doesn't remove their natural oils, that's done when humans clean them with soap and degreaser. Then people put the sweaters on them until their natural oils comes back.

[–]nmork 9 points10 points ago

But wouldn't the sweaters prevent them from grooming themselves with their beaks?

[–]daftmanoeuvre 19 points20 points ago

I think that's the point, to stop the penguins ingesting oil when they try to groom themselves until they've been through enough baths/treatments until the oil is gone. Then they can be removed and the penguins can preen themselves safely again.

[–]nontumultuous 12 points13 points ago

I think you're right, I did some googling and found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_sweater (sorry for no fancy link I'm doing this on my phone)

[–]opalorchid 10 points11 points ago

It's not to prevent them from ingesting toxins while preening. My professor and a guest lecturer (who has been a part of a number of rescue efforts including the BP spill), both are vets, went on a rant about pictures posted of penguins in sweaters. The sweaters can't be put on until all the oil spill oil is removed. Otherwise it holds the oil closer to the body and can cause burns and irritation, making the birds worse off. The sweaters are for after the birds are completely cleaned and waiting for the natural oils that help insulate the birds to be secreted.

(This was discussed in a wildlife diseases course I took)

[–]Infantryzone 48 points49 points ago

So basically we need to hurry up this whole global warming thing if we're going to save the penguins.

[–]SwitchesDF 83 points84 points ago

Serious answer to a joke: No. The icecaps would melt and the penguins would all drown without a place to roost.

[–]garlicdeath 39 points40 points ago

:(

[–]Ellipsis 18 points19 points ago

The majority of penguin species are located in Antarctica. Which has a whole bunch of land under all the ice. So even if they were on an outlying area where it is only ice they could move to more solid terrain and not drown. Though they might still die or at least be forced to adapt to different conditions.

[–]SwitchesDF 14 points15 points ago

Yeah, you're right. I actually think other factors might kill them off before it even got to that. Nutrient shifts in the water and rising temperature come to mind.

[–]ActuallyNot 5 points6 points ago

Many species of penguins are now eating mostly Antarctic Krill, (historically more fish, but with the drop in biomass of the southern baleen whales, Krill have been pretty dense). These populations appear to be dependent on sea ice:

"the productive southwest Atlantic sector contains >50% of Southern Ocean krill stocks, but here their density has declined since the 1970s. Spatially, within their habitat, summer krill density correlates positively with chlorophyll concentrations. Temporally, within the southwest Atlantic, summer krill densities correlate positively with sea-ice extent the previous winter. " - Long-term decline in krill stock and increase in salps within the Southern Ocean

So they may be in for trouble finding food once winter sea ice extents start dropping in earnest. Of course they won't be as stuffed as the Southern Humpback whales, which are much more specialist predators of Antarctic Krill. I suspect that Southern Rights, Seis, Blues, Pigmy Blues, Brydes', Fins, Antarctic Minkes, and even Dwarf Minkes might take a hit too.

[–]KeyLimeMagpie 9 points10 points ago

False. The majority of the 18 penguin species are actually considered temperate and live in moderate climates. Only 4 species (Emperor, Adelie, Chinstrap, and Gentoo) live in Antarctica for even a portion of the year. In terms of sheer numbers, there may physically be MORE individual penguins in Antarctica, but Antarctica is not home to the majority of penguin species.
Source: I've worked in the zoo field as an educator for 8 years.

[–]mazurkian 8 points9 points ago

Unfortunately statistics show that even if a bird is completely cleaned and released, they have 25% chance or less of surviving. Makes this picture very sad. Source.

[–]CapWasRight 3 points4 points ago

There are warmer weather penguins...

[–]Lawlmylife 2 points3 points ago

Already answered above but these are fairy penguins and live in warmer weather (Australia, New Zealand).

[–]ehrgeizium 85 points86 points ago

Tiny penguin sweaters. ;_; Impossibly cute and very warm.

[–]ChillxPenguin 11 points12 points ago

I could really use one of those.

[–]bad_penguin 26 points27 points ago

No. They're all mine.

[–]classy_stegasaurus 12 points13 points ago

Bad penguin bad!

[–]ASSHOLE_BY_NATURE 516 points517 points ago

Penguins think they're so fucking great.

[–]Toastkingftw 143 points144 points ago

They have tuxedos AND Sweaters on, they have horrible fashion sense.

[–]karmagod13000 8 points9 points ago

What a don't. fashion victims. Knitted sweaters was so 2009.

[–]GMonsoon 15 points16 points ago

Everything old is new again. Next penguins will be wearing skinny jeans. Horrifying thought, since they scarcely have what you'd call 'legs'.

[–]xplodingboy07 165 points166 points ago

You're not so bad, no matter what you say about yourself.

[–]HappyCakeDayDude 96 points97 points ago

Happy cake day

[–]xplodingboy07 59 points60 points ago

Thanks!

[–]Kurappica 25 points26 points ago

Tagging you as Canadian guy

[–]Ariano 11 points12 points ago

Why Canadian guy?

[–]YetiFromHimalayas 15 points16 points ago

Canadian girl?

[–]wesman212 25 points26 points ago

Moose.

[–]Tnargkiller 10 points11 points ago

Happy Cake Day!

[–]xplodingboy07 15 points16 points ago

Thanks!

[–]the_slacker99 5 points6 points ago

Happy cake day :D

[–]xplodingboy07 12 points13 points ago

Thanks!

[–]I_Like_Penguins 31 points32 points ago

Those cute bastards.

[–]WhereTFAmI 47 points48 points ago

Of course they think they're great. They've got free sweaters

[–]TheZealandMan 32 points33 points ago

As someone who has bathed a penguin, I can confirm, penguins are malevolent creatures.

Also New Zealand!

[–]molliepop351 29 points30 points ago

I like that penguin. That is a nice penguin.

[–]Persica 40 points41 points ago

99% of birds, including penguins die after oil spill contact, the whole scrubbing and washing is paid for by oil companies so you dont think they are evil (which they are)

[–]roscoe266 10 points11 points ago

I think this is the oil spill from the ship the Rena as it ran aground, not an oil rig

[–]IAmAKanyeWestAMA 19 points20 points ago

100% of birds die eventually

[–]apteryx_274 10 points11 points ago

I know people who work for oil companies, and I can confirm this- they are purposefully profiteering off of oil, and discouraging Electric Cars so that they can make us buy cars that run off LNG once the Oil runs out.

[–]MapleSyrupIsAwesome 56 points57 points ago

they are purposefully profiteering off of oil

No shit?

[–]Maeby78 9 points10 points ago

And all this time I thought the profit was a byproduct of the oil spills.

[–]Phreak_of_Nature 3 points4 points ago

They are great. They know they're hot.

[–]karmagod13000 6 points7 points ago

The one on the left is a 6, but I would totally fuck the one on the right.

[–]beholdthesea 62 points63 points ago

The best time to wear a striped sweater is oil the time.

[–]manthabat 6 points7 points ago

This comment does not have enough upvotes.

[–]zeppex 27 points28 points ago

If someone could photoshop roller blades on their feet, I would forever be grateful.

[–]Zomxilla 48 points49 points ago

[–]Catseyes77 40 points41 points ago

Not such a great job but here you go :)

penguins with roller blades

[–]zeppex 9 points10 points ago

I'm so happy right now.

[–]Catseyes77 5 points6 points ago

yay! :D

[–]VeryTallTrees 5 points6 points ago

Bad sweaters and roller blades. 90's penguins?

[–]qPCRBar 45 points46 points ago

I read this as "'Sweaters for Penguins' affected by New Zealand Oil Spill."

[–]a-curious 21 points22 points ago

Somebody save those poor sweaters

[–]skunk989 18 points19 points ago

I, as well, was wondering about this organization "Sweaters for Penguins" - who are they? Is their sole purpose knitting sweaters for penguins? How do I donate?

And then, I became really distressed as I exclaimed "Oh dear god - this charity organization has been devastated by an oil spill, at the EXACT time they're most needed! WHY!?"

[–]NeMeSiS187 1 point2 points ago

I came here to say that I too read the title that way.

[–]Briskoe 14 points15 points ago

This has to become a new foundation, "Sweaters for Penguins", I would donate every penny I had.

[–]StealthTomato 12 points13 points ago

Actually, when the sweater-clad penguins were first publicized, they received such a flood of penguin sweaters there was a massive surplus.

[–]sehrah 4 points5 points ago

If I recall, they ended up selling penguin soft toys with penguin sweaters on them.

[–]moderatelime 6 points7 points ago

So did I. I expected to find out that Sweaters for Penguins was working around the clock with bleeding fingers, unable to supply enough sweaters because of the oil spill.

[–]jeepdave 175 points176 points ago

I'm a 33 year old truck driving tobacco chewing whiskey drinking redneck southern white male and find this ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE.

[–]mr_pleco 20 points21 points ago

That picture is a "squeee I want one!" no matter how manly of a man you are.

[–]DontHaveAMainAccount 10 points11 points ago

By the time I was halfway through your post I was reading it in your accent.

[–]spundred 7 points8 points ago

Somehow your user name perfectly surmises that description.

[–]jb0nd38372 12 points13 points ago

You didn't give out your facebook id, yahoo or email info; Age or penis size.. I think your safe.

[–]jeepdave 54 points55 points ago

Forgot I was on reddit. Shouldn't admit who I am, not hivemind approved.

Edit: I was catching some downvotes right off the bat and figured that would be the trend. Should have waited.

[–]Kubaker1 8 points9 points ago

CURSE YOUR WHITENESS!!

[–]CannedSewage 19 points20 points ago

The hivemind never approves.

[–]rashrey 8 points9 points ago

You had me at Sweaters for Penguins

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[–]STretchJOhansen 13 points14 points ago

Who puts a sweater on over a suit?

[–]Salami_sub 19 points20 points ago

New Zealand and penguins. I tell you, we go made for them. One washed up on a beach, and the country watched it nursed back to health. Only to be taken out to sea in a boat, and toss it over the side, never to hear from penguin or transponder again. We called it happy feet, we like penguins and are not original in New Zealand

[–]ZL3RAD 2 points3 points ago

As another kiwi all I can say is 'fucking happy feet'

[–]Teal_Negrasse_Dyson 6 points7 points ago

look at those adorable little sweaters! they're probably getting all the chicks.

[–]N736RA 6 points7 points ago

For those wondering, they aren't wearing the sweaters for warmth (at least not entirely), the sweaters are there to prevent them from cleaning oil (from a spill) off of themselves as it would be toxic if ingested. So they wear the sweaters until they can be cleaned.

[–]opalorchid 6 points7 points ago

False. The sweaters can't be put on while the birds are covered in oil. That would hold the oil closer to their bodies and result in complications from irritations and burns. The sweaters can't be put on until after the birds have been thoroughly scrubbed.

Source: Prof and guest lecturer (who has done work scrubbing victims of oil spills -like the BP spill) went on a tangent about this in a wildlife disease class.

[–]incipity 6 points7 points ago

Shame that most birds and animals affected by an oil spill die within 6 months to a year =(

[–]mehicano 2 points3 points ago

The oil spill did do wonders for the local fish populations though, due to a temporary ban on fishing. Goes to show how badly over-fished NZ waters are.

[–]notaces 5 points6 points ago

As a kiwi and a penguin keeper, Yay NZ and penguins my two favourite things!

[–]lmYOLOao 21 points22 points ago

Not to be picky, but you made a grammar error on your title.

It should read "sweaters for penguins because fuck yeah"

[–]Astrokiwi 4 points5 points ago

"New Zea-" UPVOTE

[–]Shuaster 4 points5 points ago

It makes me pretty depressed knowing we're killing the environment and penguins which are the coolest animals ever. Then i remember this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDN3L621ASI.

[–]remingtonsteel 21 points22 points ago

Super sad about how were destroying the planet with these oil spills. Unfortunately, profit outweighs cuteness. :(

[–]Ceejae 34 points35 points ago

But cuteness is superficial and still an equally terrible thing to rank importance by.

[–]rville 18 points19 points ago

Dunno. If we weren't affected by cuteness we'd punt babies out the window when they put us at our wits end. Babies aren't cute BC we love them. They are cute SO THAT we will love them. In that sense, cuteness isn't very superficial.

I guess the same could be said for all baby animals and animals such as these that are no threat to us. They are cute SO THAT as a higher level predator we'll think twice about eating them.

I could be completely wrong but it sounds good to me.

[–]remingtonsteel 6 points7 points ago

Right, why do you think society hasn't given a flying rip about sharks disappearing from our oceans due to finning?

I think it probably has something to do with the fact people are scared of them, and they don't look as cute as these penguins do.

I've never see a great white on r/aww get to the front page.

[–]IamA_Werewolf_AMA 5 points6 points ago

Same with wolves, people are scared of them or taught to hate them by all those children's stories in which they're evil. Stuff like "The Grey" doesn't help either... it's already a political nightmare just keeping them from getting wiped out by gung ho hunters and the governments that facilitate them as is.

[–]slhendrix 3 points4 points ago

Same with poachers dehorning rhinos... Shit grinds my gears.

[–]justskidding 2 points3 points ago

Eeh, but a lot of cute animals get passed over, too. Pygmy raccoons are one of my favorites and they're critically endangered and I have yet to see hardly anybody give a damn. Same for things like Ethiopian Wolves - no press, everyone's too busy "saving" grey wolves. Grey wolves aren't going anywhere.

If you're not a panda, a pretty or cute bird, or a big cat, you're almost out of luck. Or a condor. Maybe they're uglycute?

[–]VeryTallTrees 2 points3 points ago

That oxytocin, keepin us sane.

[–]DeskFlyer 2 points3 points ago

I don't know, I think babies are repulsive yet would never consider punting one out of the window.

[–]suitequeen[!] 9 points10 points ago

Just in case you thought that this was from an oil drilling accident, it was actually from a Greek cargo ship which ran aground on a reef. Wiki page.

[–]zazzamcazza 3 points4 points ago

That bloody Rena. What a debacle

[–]dudeface_man 4 points5 points ago

This was where I live, the worst part of it is how everyone was an expert and had an opinion that week, and going on about how it should have been handle so much differently and acting like experts.

The army came and cleaned up the beach in about 2 days, and I went out for a surf almost every day without seeing any more oil.

[–]JasonoftheOregonauts 11 points12 points ago

We can't just blame the companies though. I still buy gas, which keeps them in business. They'll keep disregarding the environment until we step up and stop filling their wallets for doing so.

[–]namespace_depleter 4 points5 points ago

This was a container ship. The mess would have been a lot worse had it been an oil tanker. And yes, in this case you can blame just a couple of people. They were negligent and they hit a rock and the ship gradually snapped in half over the next couple of months and oil and containers went everywhere.

We can collectively influence how often accidents happen with things like regulation and infrastructure, and in the longer term by not powering container ships with shipping oil, but in each individual case there will still be individual responsibility.

As for boycotts: if you want to boycott the container shipping industry in a high-import nation like New Zealand, you pretty much have to boycott everything except some food.

[–]imPrettyTall 3 points4 points ago

new sweaters are just as classy as their pre-existing tuxedos

[–]kpasha 1 point2 points ago

Cutest thing ive seen in a while.

[–]Caskla 1 point2 points ago

They must be going as humans for Halloween.

[–]justskidding 3 points4 points ago

Knitter (and Crocheter) here - is there any way to get patterns to help these little guys? Or some way to help? Otherwise I'll just go back to making cat toys for shelters, but I'd knit at least one penguin sweater. :3

[–]Frat_Panda 3 points4 points ago

I'm drunk right now, and this is fucking hilarious!

[–]801762 2 points3 points ago

awww

[–]kraken_kitty 0 points1 point ago

POTATOES WITH WINGS AND SWEATERS!

[–]well_golly 2 points3 points ago

My first thought was that this was one of those shitty class action settlements. For example:

"Xylazadam has caused cancer in 30,000 people. If you are affected, you might get a $100 prepaid phone card!"

So in my initial fit of imagination, these penguins sued and got sweaters.

[–]TheWhyteMaN 2 points3 points ago

God damn it that's fucking cute. I hate commenting on posts like this too. But god damn it. Just look at them!

[–]PluffMuddy 2 points3 points ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_%28penguin%29

http://media.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2008/april/pierre_herd540-b2255aeb3e0a5667eae87119ef511d38885c4a17.jpg

This guy got a bald spot and was cured by a little tiny wet-suit. There is a popular children's book based on his story.

edit for picture

[–]AshyBooRawrs 2 points3 points ago

They look so fucking snazzy.

[–]Datkarma 0 points1 point ago

Well the Oil Baron was brother to the Penguin King, but jealous that a random coincidence of birthdate kept him from the glorious crown. He was always covetous of his brother, who from a young age sat beside his father at councils while Oil Baron could only watch from afar, always second best.

Penguin King loved and trusted his brother, though, who hid his discontent well and always aimed to appease. When their father, blessed be his name, passed, the Penguin King took Oil Baron as his right hand man, bestowing upon him vast swathes of land and riches, whatever his heart desired. But his heart was black and he could never rest while the kingdom lay in another's grasp.

With time, money and insidious lies he surrounded his brother with own men. Everyone Penguin King trusted was eventually in Oil Barons pocket, save for one, Northern Wind, ever steadfast and reliable. Northern Wind cherished and cared for Penguin King since birth, and recognized the malice that lurked in Oil Barons soul. That of greed, lies corruption and DECAY.

Northern Wind, ever wary, caught wind of a fell plot afoot, and smuggled Penguin King out of the castle the very night the Oil Baron instructed his men to strike. Oil Baron was furious when he found out his brother had escaped with that godforsaken Wind lord, and his wroth was great to behold. His black rage killed many of Penguin Kings friends, and anywhere he turned his hand to in search of them turned to tar and Black Death.

Over time the descendants of Penguin King have propagated and taught themselves the power of sheer mental combat, forever sheltered by their close kindred, the Northern Wind, loyal and steadfast. They prepare for the ultimate conflict. The minions of Oil are constantly on the lookout for Penguin blood, and will not stop until they wipe the planet of them, or perish in a greed fueled black hole.

Which will it be, consumer?

[–]YoungFrank 2 points3 points ago

ERMAHGERD, PERNGWERNS

[–]BananaHavana 2 points3 points ago

It's in New Zealand, so I think they're referred to as jumpers.

[–]bacontrout 2 points3 points ago

OMG so much cuteness i almost died!

[–]Mikey193 2 points3 points ago

thats the cutest fucking thing i ever seen.

[–]AndWe 2 points3 points ago

Ctrl + f Velma

0 of 0

this has been up for over 6 hours and no one has said anything about how the penguin on the left stole Velma's sweater? I don't even know who you are anymore reddit.

[–]LT_Sealice 1 point2 points ago

Straight to FB for all that IRL karma from the ladies.

[–]spartan4333 0 points1 point ago

They might get cold.

[–]weaver2109 1 point2 points ago

I thought "Sweaters for Penguins" was some type of organization, then I realized this wasn't /r/worldnews.

[–]thevinster36 1 point2 points ago

I want one. They look like they love the sweaters!

[–]voidworship 1 point2 points ago

So cute, yet so depressing

[–]LurkingGotBoring 1 point2 points ago

Does this have a legitimate purpose, or just to have penguins wear sweaters? I'm fine either way.

[–]yerm 1 point2 points ago

Those aren't sweaters, those are vests. Don't patronize me New Zealand!

[–]kfull 1 point2 points ago

I read that as the sweaters themselves were affected by the oil spill

[–]Cynthial 1 point2 points ago

Penguins don't want to wear clothes.

[–]Forehire 0 points1 point ago

AND WATCH ME YOUUUUU

[–]alpha_alpaca 1 point2 points ago

You look FAAABULOOS!!!

[–]BoBiaLia -1 points0 points ago

swenguins

[–]yourlinda 0 points1 point ago

That's so depressing :[

[–]Need_To_Sleep 0 points1 point ago

Is it just me or do they look like they are in the middle of a poorly choreographed musical number?

[–]Tnargkiller -1 points0 points ago

:D

[–]PartyPenguin 0 points1 point ago

I'm just going to steal this for /r/penguinpics

Edit: Turns out, I already had this... but here's some more pictures of penguins in sweaters

[–]CommunistPenguin 0 points1 point ago

There should be a red one.

[–]hikemhigh 0 points1 point ago

Too bad they're statistically gonna die

[–]xHazelDustx 1 point2 points ago

They look like a couple of chilly ice skaters, d'aww.

[–]oddun 0 points1 point ago

Yup. Read the title as penguin's sweaters being affected and had a WTF moment...

[–]benwhohasabunni 1 point2 points ago

My wife crochets. How can she make sweaters for penguins?

[–]narpas 0 points1 point ago

You call them sweaters, but I think somebody just got a bunch of socks and cut holes in them.

[–]your_dickless_cousin 1 point2 points ago

They look like they're on a synchronized dance team!

[–]apuckeredanus 0 points1 point ago

Don't something around 90+ % of animals exposed to oil spills die of kidney faliure?

[–]youshouldbereading 0 points1 point ago

Well that's the most adorable thing I've seen all day. Guess I'm gonna go do something nice now.

[–]arghnotagain 0 points1 point ago

For some reason I read that as Sweater Penguins, which I naturally thought was just the new Sweater Kittens.

[–]Cornroll 1 point2 points ago

I'm just here to remind you all that we live in an age where millions of little brown people starve, and the first world turns its head, and yet we spend time and money making tiny clothing for animals.

[–]ladyspatch 1 point2 points ago

If there is only one blessing to come from oil spills its penguins in sweaters.

[–]Randompaul 0 points1 point ago

That orange-shirt one is gonna get murdered, this is Green with purple strip turf, son!

[–]Mrlego -1 points0 points ago

When I saw the title I thought it was a news headline about an organization called "Sweaters for Penguins" that had been affected by the oil spill somehow.

[–]Trikester 0 points1 point ago

They should start a charity for this

[–]toaster-medic 1 point2 points ago

Is it wrong that I almost cried from how adorable those penguins are? Please tell me, I NEED AN ANSWER AND MORE PENGUINS IN SWEATERS!

[–]Master_Drow 0 points1 point ago

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Relevant Quote:

Unfortunately the life expectancy of a cleaned bird that was oiled once it was let back into the sea was a very short 9 days.

[–]forumdestroyer156 1 point2 points ago

What if those sweaters are scratchy? That would be penguin torture.

[–]napoleonborn2party 0 points1 point ago

As adorable as this is, why do these penguins need sweaters?

[–]peg_leg 0 points1 point ago

Oh so now not only can they not fly but everyone will think they're gay.....not that there's anything wrong with that.

[–]Jesus_Knows 0 points1 point ago

I don't get it. Are these oil-proof sweaters?

[–]facetothedawn -1 points0 points ago

Haven't studies shown that the damage is done after a oil spill? That most species die within a couple weeks/months? I'm not entirely sure

[–]Rarity65 0 points1 point ago

Poor, poor fashion blind penguins.

[–]danyanimal 1 point2 points ago

Just out of curiosity, why do they put sweaters on them?

[–]BeefyStevey 1 point2 points ago

This should have about a billion more upvotes holy fuck that is incredibly cute.

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[–]CarlaSagan 0 points1 point ago

Does this look just like Mary Poppins to anyone else?

[–]Flaydogg 1 point2 points ago

Repost

[–]phillygreen 0 points1 point ago

Here's more of them.

[–]BellaDonna38 0 points1 point ago

That is so cute!!!

[–]kennysum1 1 point2 points ago

Why on earth would you give sweaters to animals that live in some of the coldest places on earth?

Seems counter productive

[–]ParkAndBeacon 1 point2 points ago

Awww so cute! They should spill oil on all the animals in New Zealand. Adorable! :)

[–]Crossfox17 0 points1 point ago

Did the front fall off again?

[–]brokenkoala 0 points1 point ago

The one time I see my country mentioned on Reddit and its because we hurt the cute little Penguins :(

[–]laxerista 0 points1 point ago

This made my night. Thank you Reddit.

[–]freerangehuman[!] 0 points1 point ago

going in /r/birdswitharms in 5...4...3...2...

[–]jwatkins29 0 points1 point ago

I smell a new subreddit brewing..

[–]jakeyjake247 0 points1 point ago

Grown man /r/Aww

[–]Pinehurst 0 points1 point ago

Aww, they're like two little itty-bitty Mr. Rodgers.

[–]JoeKawano 1 point2 points ago

Those are some cute penguins. Sadly, peeps today will look at those two colors of sweater and think—"mmmm… orange and mint flavor!"

[–]rziskind 0 points1 point ago

those sweaters totally make the oil spill alright

[–]chandria 0 points1 point ago

Welcome to two years ago...

[–]zmeace 0 points1 point ago

Now you stay away from those Puffin twins.

[–]Madifrench7 0 points1 point ago

Soo cute! Up vote for animals in sweaters

[–]sellingvicodin 0 points1 point ago

as a bisexual guy I must say, this is the cutest thing EVAR!!!

[–]Large_banana_hammock 0 points1 point ago

There was an oil spill in new zealand? Shit!

[–]thefaultline 1 point2 points ago

[–]theoreticaldickjokes -1 points0 points ago

That is the most adorable thing I've seen all day.

[–]drbiglu -1 points0 points ago

Someone should call Peta! Hot penguins? thats animal cruelty! :-)

[–]bird_nerd 0 points1 point ago

In actual fact, the penguins affected by the Rena Oil Spill in New Zealand couldn't wear the sweaters despite hundreds being knitted and sent in from people all over the world.

Sweaters have been used in other instances where penguins have been affected by oil spills because the cleaning process strips birds of their natural oils and they can get cold.

In the case of the New Zealand oil spill, the climate was not cold enough to justify the use of sweaters and the cleaning facilities were set up to keep penguins warm. Overall, putting a sweater would just cause a bird more stress.

TL;DR: New Zealand conservation programme has huge number of un-used penguin sweaters because it's too warm for them to use.

[–]Tektitik -1 points0 points ago

Mmmm it's just one of those iPhone covers on a penguin ...

[–]IAMA_inbred 0 points1 point ago

Seriously, those penguins look like small dolphins with feet.

[–]is_actually_dolan 0 points1 point ago

actually is dolan

[–]avis4030 0 points1 point ago

Aww penguins with sweaters! Upvote!

[–]AllisonChains90 1 point2 points ago

Ok I want a penguin wearing a little sweater. Thats about the cutest thing I have ever seen.

[–]Burnerdette 1 point2 points ago

Cute, but won't that be a hazard when they jump in the water?

[–]deannabananna 0 points1 point ago

this was my fb cover photo for like a month. this is love

[–]J_Jammer 1 point2 points ago

And that's where my other socks went.

[–]strobelight317 0 points1 point ago

If the show Flight Of The Concords was shot entirely of penguins

[–]budgiesmuggler 1 point2 points ago

OUTRAGEOUS. I can't even look at them, they're so cute.

[–]mokoshina 0 points1 point ago

My mum knitted some for them.