Stomach Of Dead Whale Contained 'Nothing But Nonstop Plastic'
In the Philippines, marine biologist Darrell Blatchley recovered the body of a young whale that showed signs of emaciation and dehydration due to the 88 pounds of plastic it had ingested.
by Dalia Mortada
Mar 18, 2019
2 minutes
Updated at 5:44 p.m. ET
Darrell Blatchley received a call from the Philippines' Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources early Friday morning reporting that it had a young Cuvier's beaked whale that was weak and vomiting blood.
Within a few hours it was dead.
Blatchley, a marine biologist
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