Dead whale found with 40 kilograms of plastic bags in its stomach

By Matthew Robinson, CNN
Updated 8:55 AM ET, Mon March 18, 2019

A young whale whose carcass washed up in the Philippines died of "dehydration and starvation" after consuming 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of plastic bags, scientists have found.
Marine biologist and environmentalist Darrell Blatchley told CNN that the juvenile male Cuvier's beaked whale was found "showing signs of being emaciated and dehydration" and had been "vomiting blood before it died."

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