Sea turtles
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Smell of Ocean Plastic is Attractive to Sea Turtles - Study
Scientists recently found one primary reason why sea turtles get attracted to plastic and eat them-- plastic smells like food. This ocean plastic debris and garbage that are covered with marine organisms such as algae are delicious-smelling to marine turtles.
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