Aussie Charity Really Does Want You to Knit Sweaters for Penguins

Don’t lose faith, Internet skeptics: today’s adorably viral story is real.

There really is an Australian charity called The Penguin Foundation, created to help protect our favorite flightless birds. They really do need to raise funds. And they really do want you to send them sweaters knitted for penguins as long as you pay the considerable shipping fees. They provided the picture in this post, in fact.

Still not sure? The Oregonian has a helpful true/false guide.

• Some wildlife groups do actually use sweaters to protect penguins who’ve been exposed to oil spills
• Yes, there was another, eerily similar viral story in 2011.