This is the heartbreaking moment a sea turtle tried to eat a piece of plastic floating ... drifting through the water and mistook it for a jellyfish in Bangkok on November 21.

"We saw loads of turtles and dolphins and came across this one turtle that we thought was eating jellyfish. "But when we got closer realised it was wrapped in a plastic sack. "It couldn't dive so ...

For example, hawksbill turtles eat lots of sea sponges, which would otherwise out-compete reef-building corals. So the turtles help to protect the coral reefs, which are crucial for the survival of ...

Thus, a plastic bag floating in the sea not only looks like a jellyfish snack, but it gives off a similar odour. This "olfactory trap" might help explain why sea turtles are prone to eating and ...

LEWISBURG — Did you know that sea turtles eat jellyfish? Or that one major threat to their continued survival are something most of us see and/or use every single day? “Plastic bags can look ...

4. Jellyfish use their stinging tentacles to capture and eat their prey. 5. Many species of turtle eat jellyfish without getting stung.