r/TurtleFacts 🐢 Sep 14 '18

article The more plastic a turtle ingests the higher the chance of death. For an average-sized turtle (about 45cm long) eating 14 plastic items equates to a 50% chance of being fatal. That’s not to say that a turtle can eat 13 pieces of plastic without harm. Even a single piece can potentially kill a turtle

https://www.newsweek.com/it-only-takes-much-plastic-pollution-kill-turtle-1119902
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