seals
The University of Saint Andrews has been training seals to mimic human speech and songs. Seals Zola, Gandalf and Janice have been exercising their vocal chords for the study, which researchers hope can be used to study speech disorders in humans.
Plastic litter incidents affecting animals are at an all-time high, according to a report by the RSPCA. The animal welfare charity found a 22% increase in incidents, from 473 in 2015 to 579 in 2018. For seals, the increase has been fourfold in the same period.
Is there anywhere in the world we won't find plastic?