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Artist Chris Jordan, who took these photos, is making a documentary about Laysan albatrosses on Midway Atoll and their plastic problem. Watch the trailer.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 10

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Laysan albatross chicks are fed and raised by their parents for 180 days, until they are almost fully grown. Some older “chicks” are as large as their parents!
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 8

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The plastic includes big pieces, such as bottle caps and cigarette lighters, as well as plastic confetti, indiscernible to the human eye.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 6

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Laysan albatrosses will fly hundreds of miles to catch food to feed for their chicks. Or, rather, what looks like food: sometimes they catch floating plastic instead.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 5

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One study found that 97.5% of chicks had plastic in their stomachs, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 3

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Midway Atoll, where these photos were taken, is more than 2,000 miles from the nearest land.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 1

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an illustration of a large penguin coming ashore on a beach surrounded by many smaller penguins
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Kumimanu the Giant Penguin

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a rhinoceros auklet with dark grey feathers and a white spike on its bill floats in the water
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The Forgotten Puffin

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Humboldt penguins stand on island of Islas Ballestas.
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Humboldt Penguins and Guano

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a blue heron illustration
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Blue Heron

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A gentoo penguin chick killed by a bird of prey.
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Dead Gentoo Penguin Chick

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an illustration of two gannets
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Gannet

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