Penguin sweater

Penguin Jumpers were invented by Clare Davis (a founder of WildLife Victoria) and brought to life by her friend Margaret Healy and another one of Clares Friends.

The project originated with the Phillip Island Nature Park oil spill of January 2000 and was successfully completed, but the knitting pattern and call for volunteers to donate remained available online.

Instead, these sweaters are used to dress toy penguins which are then sold to raise money for the foundation.

[5][6] After a 2011 oil spill in New Zealand, a local yarn shop put out the call for penguin jumpers, and supplied a pattern.

Instead, some wildlife rescues use heat lamps to help regulate the temperature of the birds and prevent excessive preening.