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Figure 3.2 An entangled Minke Whale found dead in the Shetland Islands, UK Photography byAustin Taylor.Ingestion:• Physical damage to the digestive tract (scarring, ulceration and occasional penetration intothe body cavity) can lead to infections, starvation and occasionally death (see figure 3.4).• Mechanical blockage of the passage of food.• A false sensation of satiation, or impaired digestive functioning (e.g. nutrient dilution, impaireduptake).• Ingestion of contaminated debris, release of toxic pollutants from within the debris (releasedby erosion within the digestive tract) or from absorption of contaminants adhering to thesurface of the ingested debris.Figure 3.3 Plastic in marine animals from the film ‘Message in the Waves’. RebeccaHosking/BBC39