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One 20-minute lesson
Produced 1994
School-use rights: unlimited
Grades 6-12 / science
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5/8/10 S, SS

In December 1992, a sperm whale washed ashore in North Carolina and soon died. Veterinarians found the whale’s belly full of marine debris. This program examines why the marine mammal died and the implications for the health of our marine environment.