Give up?
They are for birds affected by an oil spill.
Tom spotted this great item:
The tiny sweaters, while eliciting aww's and squee's, serve a very important function: they prevent the oil-soaked birds from poisoning themselves by preening, as well as keeping them warm before it's their turn to be cleaned up by cleanup workers.
Full story here:
http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/10/penguin-sweaters.html
Just for a moment, I wondered if it was actually true, but a quick search shows it is. Sorry for doubting you Tom!

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/penguinsweater.html
There's even a song about it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweaters_for_Penguins





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