A sperm whale that died after being stranded on a Scottish island was found to have 100 kilograms of trash in its stomach. Fishing nets, bundles of rope, plastic cups, plastic bags and other garbage were found in the whale's stomach, according to a necropsy done by Smass. READ MORE:* Whales and dolphins found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the first time* Dead whale found with 22 kilograms of plastic in its stomach* Whales keep eating plastic, dying. This isn't the first time this year a dead whale was found to have garbage in its stomach. A whale found in the Philippines in March had 40kg of plastic trash in its stomach.

Source: Stuff December 02, 2019 19:02 UTC