Pregnant Sperm Whale Found Dead With Nearly 50 Pounds of Plastic in Her Stomach

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By Olivia RosaneApr 2, 2019, 7:48 am117 pts
A pregnant sperm whale washed up dead on a beach in Sardinia last week with 22 kilograms (approximately 48.5 pounds) of plastic in its stomach. This is the second whale in two weeks to be found dead with plastic in its belly: a male Cuvier's beaked whale was found in the Philippines after ingesting 88 pounds of…

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