Sperm whale found dead on Scotland beach with 220 pounds of trash in stomach

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By julia jacobo
Dec 2, 2019, 12:57 PM ET

A sperm whale found stranded on a beach in northeast Scotland had more than 220 pounds of trash in its stomach when it died, according to the organization that found it.

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The debris found inside the whale included "a whole range of plastic," including plastic cups, gloves, packing straps and tubing as well as bundles of rope and sections of netting, Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme said in a Facebook post.

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The material was packed into the whale's stomach "in a huge ball" and some of it had likely been ingested some time ago, according SMASS.

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