The penguin and the oil slick

Overheard at the hairdresser's the other day:
Young hairdresser speaking to my hairdresser, who's been away: "Did you hear about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?"
My hairdresser: "No, what happened?"
Young hairdresser: "Well, it's the biggest spill ever, and it's like, coming onshore, and they can't, they can't stop it for some reason. I forget why they can't stop it."
Hairdresser's assistant (even younger than young hairdresser): "Oh the poor penguins!".
Silence.
Hairdresser's assistant: "Wait. Do they have penguins there?"