It is without a doubt that many creatures are affected by our plastic waste. One example of these creatures are the sea turtles. These aquatic creatures eat plastic regularly. What makes these turtles lured to eat this dangerous waste? A new study reveals that it might be this “olfactory trap” that makes the turtles keep on eating plastic frequently.
"We found that loggerhead sea turtles respond to odors from biofouled plastics in the same way they respond to food odorants, suggesting that turtles may be attracted to plastic debris not only by the way it looks, but by the way it smells," says Joseph Pfaller of the University of Florida, Gainesville.
More details about this over at New Atlas.
Saddening.
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plastic is delicious everyone knows that
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