Sea turtle to eat plastic bag?
Sea turtle to eat plastic bag?
Picture originally uploaded by Bag Monster
Because plastic bags in the ocean resemble jelly fish, and sea turtles eat jelly fish, turtles like this Green Sea Turtle, eat plastic bags that clog up their digestive tract and even kill them. What a way to go! For lots of photos of turtles impacted by plastic bags, go to sea turtles and plastic
Heres a film of a baby turtle eating plastic
Professor Larry Crowder, marine scientist Scientists in Texas examined 473 turtles stranded along the Texas coast between 1983 and 1995. They found ingested plastics in more than half of the turtles sampled. … for more go to turtle bags
For lots more killer plastic / dead animals stats, try this
Related Articles
- Dramatic Illustration of the Dangers of Plastic from The Daily Mail (gcvconservation.wordpress.com)
- The plastic found in a single turtle’s stomach (independent.co.uk)
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March 15, 2009 at 8:17 pm
There is also that unfortunate turtle who has a six-pack ring around his midriff. Turtles aren’t supposed to have a waist.
March 16, 2009 at 9:05 am
thats is one of the more horrid pictures isnt it? In fact so nasty I have reposted it – thanks for the reminder
March 16, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I have posted some deformed turtles just for you
March 19, 2009 at 10:19 am
here they are http://plasticisrubbish.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/deformed-turtle/
October 30, 2009 at 10:35 am
must to take care well !! oh pity turtle >.<
May 16, 2011 at 3:00 am
Are there any jellyfish a turtle won’t eat?
May 31, 2011 at 8:45 am
don’t know but I don’t like the red ones