Why plastic is delicious… to turtles #shorts #science #stem #scishow

We know that turtles chow down on and get stuck in ocean plastic, but there's a more complicated reason for why it happens than you'd think!

Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)
Emma Dauster: Writer
Keren Turton: Fact Checker
Amy Peterson: Script Editor
Bill Mead: Videographer
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Stefan Chin: Editor
Savannah Geary: Associate Producer
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For More:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0200574
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(20)30115-9.pdf

Images:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/sea-turtle-and-underwater-plastic-royalty-free-image/1247682355?phrase=sea+turtle+plastic&adppopup=true
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/old-plastic-cup-littering-ocean-surface-royalty-free-image/1212031360?phrase=ocean%2Bplastic%2Balgae
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/two-loggerhead-turtles-underwater-stock-footage/473000313?adppopup=true
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/plastic-pollution-of-the-ocean-bottom-tropical-fishes-stock-footage/1403395526?adppopup=true
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/environmental-issue-underwater-plastic-pollution-in-the-stock-footage/1032423428?adppopup=true