778 Plastic Pieces in One Baby Bird?!

Researchers on Lord Howe Island found an 80-day-old seabird chick with 778 pieces of plastic in its stomach—yes, you read that right. The amount of plastic inside these birds has exploded over the years, and now you can literally hear it grinding in their bellies. It’s a gut-punch reminder of how much plastic is floating around out there. Time to rethink those single-use plastics, because what’s happening to these birds is just wild (and not in a good way). #PlasticPollution #WildlifeCrisis #EcoAwareness #Science