A Sperm Whale Carried 13 Pounds Of Plastic In Its Stomach
A frightening assortment of plastic trash, including two flip-flops, 115 drinking cups, 25 plastic bags, and more than 1,000 pieces of string, was consumed by a dead sperm whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia. The whale’s stomach’s plastic contents totaled 13.2 pounds (six kilograмs). According to news sources, the rotting carcass of a 31-foot … Read more