A Plastic Problem for the Albatross
In A Plastic Problem for the Albatross, narrator Sir David Attenborough highlights what one researcher is learning about how plastic in the ocean impacts the albatross. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet II, a natural history series that explores the world's oceans, the animals that live in them, and the threats they face, using modern filming techniques and equipment to capture previously unseen areas of the ocean.
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Q: Why is the albatross colony in trouble?
A: The parents are bringing back more plastic instead of food for the chicks.
Q: Why is Lucy’s data an underestimate?
A: She is only capturing information when she visits the nest.
Q: What did Lucy and her team learn about the albatrosses from the GPS tracker data?
A: They could be getting plastic from thousands of miles away.
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