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For the animals on land they could drink the water and the chemicals in the oil get into them and kill them. For the animals in the ocean they could breathe in the water then it get into the body and kills them.

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Q: Why is the oil harmful to the animals from the oil spill?
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there was about 425 animals killed in the oil spill


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