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"Thank you for your email. I have left to pursue my dream of crocheting sweaters for penguins in Antarctica and no longer work for the School of Economics. I will be out of office on a permanent, indefinite, open-ended basis until my penguin friends are happy." “感谢你的邮件。我已经辞职了，去追求我的梦想，为南极洲的企鹅编织毛衣。我将永久、无期限地离开工作岗位，直到我的企鹅朋友们高兴为止。”
A Chinese student studying in the UK said her tutor, who quit education to knit sweaters for penguins in Antarctica, has been generating buzz online. The charitable act of knitting sweaters for penguins is, in fact, a real initiative.
20世纪90年代末，澳大利亚菲利普岛附近海域发生了一起严重的石油泄漏事故，由于清理难度极大，几乎只能等石油慢慢散去。此次事件之后，受到石油污染的企鹅虽然得到了救助，但是在接下来的两个繁殖季，不论是企鹅崽的数量还是质量，都明显大不如前。据推测，这是因为工作人员在给企鹅清洗油污之前，它们就已经摄入有害油脂造成了生理损伤。
A major oil spill occurred near Phillip Island in Australia in the late 1990s. Following the incident, while the oil-affected penguins were rescued, there was a noticeable decline in both the number and health of penguin chicks in the following two breeding seasons. This could be attributed to the fact that the penguins had already suffered physiological damage from the oil before being cleaned by the staff.
因为当企鹅身上布满厚厚的油污，它们会试图梳理羽毛并清除上面的有毒油脂，而摄入这些油脂会带来致命的伤害。不仅如此，油污也对企鹅的羽毛本身造成了损伤，因为油污导致羽毛受损，企鹅的皮肤很可能直接暴露在寒冷的环境中。羽毛沾上油污后，防水能力和保温能力被破坏，且使得它们的身体变得笨重，游泳和行走都会变得困难。
When little penguins become oiled, they will try to preen and clean the toxic oil from their feathers, and ingesting it can kill them. It also damages their delicate feathers, which exposes their skin to extreme temperatures and they are left cold, heavy and unable to swim or hunt for food.
正常企鹅皮肤沾了油污后 图源：Vox
Therefore, the Penguin Foundation and Phillip Island Nature Parks have appealed to knitting enthusiasts worldwide to knit sweaters for the penguins. These sweaters are given to penguins in need of cleaning to provide temporary warmth and prevent them from ingesting the oil.
438 little penguins were affected by the last major oil spill near Phillip Island in 2001. Of those, 96% were successfully saved with the help of penguin jumpers, the Phillip Island Wildlife Clinic released back into the wild.
The penguin jumper program has been running for over 20 years. Over this time, generous knitters from across the globe have sent over 200,000 little penguin jumpers!
Some also argue that these sweaters could potentially add extra pressure to the penguins' bodies, and might even cause them to overheat. The Penguin Foundation explained that knitted jumpers are temporarily placed on the penguins, acting as a barrier to prevent them from reaching their oily feathers with their beaks, before rescue staff are able to wash their bodies clean.
The sweaters intended for penguins must be crafted from wool and adhere to specific knitting guidelines. As a result, numerous sweaters that fall short of the standards are repurposed for toy penguins. Funds are raised for the wildlife on Phillip Island through the sale of toy penguins sporting these sweaters.
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