shearwater
noun
shear·wa·ter
ˈshir-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: any of numerous oceanic birds (especially genus Puffinus) that are related to the petrels and usually skim close to the waves in flight
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Worryingly, the diet of flesh-footed shearwaters that nest on Lord Howe Island in New South Wales, Australia, is increasingly seasoned with plastic waste drifting in the oceans, including fledglings.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
In this chilling image, Australian photographer Justin Gilligan designed a mosaic from the 403 bits of plastic found in the digestive tract of a single, dead flesh-footed shearwater.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Justin Gilligan creates a mosaic from the 403 pieces of plastic found inside the digestive tract of a dead flesh-footed shearwater.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
As a result, boobies, shearwaters, petrels, and other seabirds have recovered, and island creatures from lizards to stick insects have reclaimed their homes.
—Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
In this chilling image, Australian photographer Justin Gilligan designed a mosaic from the 403 bits of plastic found in the digestive tract of a single, dead flesh-footed shearwater.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Justin Gilligan creates a mosaic from the 403 pieces of plastic found inside the digestive tract of a dead flesh-footed shearwater.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
As a result, boobies, shearwaters, petrels, and other seabirds have recovered, and island creatures from lizards to stick insects have reclaimed their homes.
—Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
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shearwater
noun
shear·wa·ter
ˈshi(ə)r-ˌwȯt-ər
-ˌwät-
: any of numerous marine birds related to the petrels and albatrosses that often skim close to the water during flight
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