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 ...
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 dead sperm whale washed ashore with a shocking amount of plastic waste in its stomach, including everyday items like ...
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 ...
A dead sperm whale that washed ashore in a national park in Indonesia had nearly 6kg (13 lbs) of plastic waste in its stomach, park officials say. Items found included 115 drinking cups ...
"The ... crisis is deep, wide, and pervasive, affecting ecosystems and animals in ways we are only beginning to understand." ...
Experiments show that the acoustic signature of plastic and prey is similar. That may confuse whales that use echolocation to hunt.