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Dead sperm whale found packed with plastic in Indonesia

Ayu Purwaningsih
November 20, 2018

A massive dead whale was discovered washed up on Kapota Island near Indonesia's Wakatobi National Park with over 6 kilograms (13 pounds) of plastic waste in its belly. When researchers opened the whale, they found everything from ropes to shoes in its stomach.

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