Shells to surfboards: how wildlife has adapted to plastic
Thursday, 31 October 2024
Bangkok (AFP) Oct 31, 2024A hermit crab trundles across a beach in Japan's Okinawa, carrying its home on its back: not a shell, but a disintegrating plastic yellow measuring spoon. The crab is far from alone. Plastic waste has become so pervasive in the natural environment that it is fundamentally changing the ways animals live and travel, according to scientists. Here are some examples of that adaptation: -
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