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Turtles get affected by plastic just by eating it because it goes through their digestive system.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoQuite often actually.
because they think they are jellyfish and creature they eat
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∙ 13y agoyes it can kill animals if they eat it or it gets round their neck
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∙ 13y agothey can eat it and choke on it or it can snag them so they cant swim
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What type of animals die from not recycle?
The types of animals that die from human garbage are varied. A most often noted one is sea turtles that die from ingesting plastic bags because they resemble jellyfish.
What is the Hazardous effect of plastic on animals?
Plastic pollution can harm animals in various ways, such as ingestion leading to blockages or internal injury, entanglement causing physical harm and drowning, and release of toxic chemicals when plastic breaks down, affecting their health and reproduction. This pollution disrupts ecosystems and food chains, impacting the survival of many species.
Are turtles sad because they can't speak?
Yes. Turtles often fall into a depression because they can't speak. It is very often turtles will die from sadness, not because they are lonely.2nd Answerer says: Turtles are sad because humans have not yet learned the turtle language. See the related link listed below for more information:
Why turtles eat plastic bag?
How long can turtles live in plastic bags? Hmmm? Let me see? They can't live in a plastic bag very long or else they would die.
What are green sea turtle favorite snack?
Sea Turtle's favorite snack is jelly fish.Since a jellyfish is a sea turtles favorite snack, sea turtles often eat plastic bags thinking there jellyfish and sea turtles die and their bodies get washed up on our beaches.
What effect does plastic pollution have on animals?
If you throw plastics away in animals environments then a animal is likely to eat it and if it does the plastic won't digest because plastic never digest so the animal will die.
What can you do to prevent turtles eating plastic bags?
Turtles mistaken plastic bags for jellyfish so they eat them for food but the plastic bag gets stuck in their throat so that the can't eat any more, therefor they die from lack of food.
What different animals get caught in and die from plastic bags?
example: a plastic bag gets wrapped around a pelicans mouth and suffacates it and also keeps it from getting food.
Why are marine turtles endangered?
# Over hunting before they were protected. # Getting trapped in drift nets now that they are (although this was always a problem since man used nets for open ocean fishing). # Disturbance (either intentional or accidental) at their breeding beaches.
What are sea turtle theats?
Many things threaten sea turtles, they can be eaten by sharks, alligators, or people who eat them. Also pollution, many sea turtles die from eating plastic bags that are floating around because they think it is a jellyfish, and end up choking on it. Also people who use huge fishing nets sometimes catch turtles in the nets and the turtles cannot swim to the surface to get air so they die from lack of oxygen.
Can dry land animals digest plastic?
No! There is nothing that can digest plastic. No animals of any kind, no birds, no fish, nothing. Plastic is one of the killers of birds and marine life, like turtles, which eat floating plastic bags because they look like jellyfish. Sea birds eat bits of plastic till their bellies are full, and then they die.
Why do sea turtles eat what they eat?
because if not for example they will die if it has a pioson on it
