A sperm whale which died after stranding on the Isle of Harris had a 100kg "litter ball" in its stomach. Fishing nets, rope, packing straps, bags and plastic cups were among the items discovered ...
Deep-diving toothed whales wash up dead with stomachs full of plastic and prey alike. Their built-in sonar likely can’t tell ...
When an emaciated dwarf sperm whale calf washed ashore on ... a large plastic bag was discovered in the main stomach of the young whale and it had to be euthanized due to its condition.
Plastic sheeting was found in the stomach of the whale A sperm whale washed up on a beach died with plastic sheeting in its stomach, a post-mortem examination has found. The animal was first ...
The stomach was trying to absorb it any way possible ... further highlighting potential future harm to marine life. Last April, a male sperm whale beached off the coast of Spain with 64 ...
A sperm whale found dead in a national park in Indonesia had nearly 6kg of plastic waste, including 115 cups, in its stomach, park officials said on Tuesday. The 9.5m whale was found in waters ...
A baby whale died after being found on a Florida beach with a large plastic bag in its stomach. The dwarf sperm whale was found in St. Augustine, as People reported. The emaciated animal was ...
AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A dwarf sperm whale with a large plastic bag in its stomach was euthanized after it was washed ashore on Butler Beach in St. Augustine in September. On Sept. 16, a beachgoer ...
Experiments show that the acoustic signature of plastic and prey is similar. That may confuse whales that use echolocation to hunt.