Albatross Necropsy Video - 306 Punches -

Marine debris affect Laysan Albatross chicks in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. We found 306 pieces of debris, mostly plastics ranging from bottle caps to lighters to fishing gear, inside the stomach of this Laysan Albatross chick just a few months old.

More than a thousand miles from the nearest urban area, Kure has a large lagoon full of sea turtles, sea mammals and fishes- and hundreds of thousands of seabirds. They come to this predator-free atoll to mate and raise their young. But marine debris are taking a heavy toll on these seabirds.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• seabird
• kure
• northwestern
• hawaiian
• plastics
• marine
• debris
• national
• monument

[mrjustin5]

I love life, animals, the planet... I grew up in the country. When I see a video like this I just want to die. I moved to LA recently and there is fucking garbage everywhere. Its totally disgusting. People throw plastic bags and containers right out of their car by the handful at a red light. Most Americans are ignorant bastards and have no clue that this crap goes straight into the gutter and right out into the ocean.

We must STOP wastefulness, go back to a Native American way of life.

[kendigjl]

The truth is that we are hardly more evolved than the albatross in this video, and will consume whatever happens to be convenient. I've done my share of traveling and have yet to see a modernized society that doesn't pollute. All we can do is change our personal habits and try to be an example of what we would like to see in others.

[tpeters011]

Omg. So so so sad. :(

[flipper184]

Those of us that do care have to do all we can.

[RSKullcrusha]

this is absolutely disturbing and i am also ashamed of being human after watching this.

[y2jeff84]

makes me feel ashamed of being a human being.

[TompiTProD]

Unfortunately, that's true in Ireland as well...

[guitarzero]

these birds need to learn not to eat plastic. In humans it's like crack going from mother to baby. Bird smoking crack and then shved the lighter up it's ass.

[guitarzero]

these birds need to learn not to eat plastic. In humans it's like crack going from mother to baby.

[HarumiHitori]

Watch this and have it in mind when you have having your breakfast, lunch or dinner. I'm sure that if you're fat you might get into those size 3 pants in no time.