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Marine pollution
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- Remains of Laysan Albatross chick with clear examples of ingested plastic flotsam. They are the probable cause of death due to their situation within the remains. The Cousteau team has shown that ingested plastic is a frequent cause of death for these birds. This may be due to the fact that floating debris often becomes covered with a layer of plant-life, marine crustaceans and their eggs, which is appealing to albatross.
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Is among Wikipedia's best work. It highly shocking
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Marine debris
Marine pollution
Albatross
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Forest & Kim Starr USGS
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