Why do sea turtles eat plastic waste?

According to the British "Daily Mail" report on October 4, on October 1, local time, the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, a sea turtle rescue agency located in Boca Raton, Florida, USA released a social media status, the agency stated that their The staff found a sea turtle carcass the size of a slap on the beach, and after an autopsy, it was found that there were 104 pieces of plastic debris inside the sea turt.

Sea turtles are the general term for marine turtl.

At present, there are only two families, six genera and seven species of sea turtles in the world, namely leatherback turtles, Kentucky turtles, Pacific ridley turtles, green turtles, loggerhead turtles, flatback turtles and hawksbill turtl.

Although the staple food of different sea turtles is not the same, since ancient sea turtles, mollusks such as jellyfish have been the main food source of sea turtl.

Leatherbacks have barbs on their teeth to prevent jellyfish from escapi.

Current research shows sea turtles can't tell the difference between plastic bags and jellyfish

Hawksbill turtles live in vast oceans, their main living areas are shallow lagoons and coral reef areas, and many caves and deep valleys in coral reefs provide it with resting places, and coral reefs live in its main food - spong.

The ancient Greeks, ancient Romans and ancient Chinese working people knew and collected sponge animals for a long ti.

Although a sea turtle protection organization and protection base have been established around the world, why do sea turtles eat plastic waste? However, to fundamentally protect the ocean, protect the marine environment on which sea turtles and other marine life depend, we still need to do from you and .