Garbage In Stomach Of Whale Found In Seattle

[madinmaryland]

http://www.wftv.com/irresistible/23202084/detail.html

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Biologists who examined a gray whale that died after getting stranded on a West Seattle beach say it had a large amount of garbage in its stomach -- ranging from a pair of sweat pants to a golf ball.

The scientists say most of the whale's stomach contents was algae -- typical of the bottom-feeding mammals. But they say a surprising amount of human debris was found.

Besides the pants and golf ball, there were more than 20 plastic bags, small towels, duct tape and surgical gloves.

The 37-foot whale beached itself last Wednesday

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Duct Tape! Thanks, graywarrior!

[WillParkinson]

1. Yes, we are great stewards of the planet.

I'm sure that when we wipe ourselves out we'll be able to blame it on someone else.

[BurtWorm]

2. There was garbage found in the stomach of this whale in Knoxville, TN, as well

[Arugula Latte]

6. ...also a human arm

[Orrex]

3. How smart can these cetaceans be if they're eating sweat pants and golf balls?

Surely no intelligent species would engage in such wantonly self-destructive behavior?!?

[Kali]

5. you should see the stuff I've seen from dead cattle

sometimes it kills them, sometimes they can carry a huge load for a long time

[Deep13]

4. I'm a bit surprised that anything can live in the ocean anymore.

:(

As a side note, those things are trash, not garbage. Garbage consists of food waste while trash is solid waste generally.

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. They're gonna find a way to blame the golf ball on Tiger Woods, I just know it.