What do you think of the interesting story of a bird feeding cigarette butts as food?

When I first saw this news, I probably had the same expression as most of the melon-eating people, covering my face and not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Is this mother bird too careless? Can’t she tell the difference between cigarette butts and food? But after watching the news, I suddenly felt very pitiful about the bird. It was pitiful that it used its swallowing instinct to swallow the cigarette butt into its stomach with all its strength - obviously the bird could not digest this thing. This unlucky guy is probably using its life to pay for an unqualified tourist.

The person who captured this scene was American photographer Ms. Mason. She accidentally captured this scene while photographing a group of shearwaters. At that time, she was sure that it was not a fish, but she was not sure if it was something else. It was not until she enlarged the photo on her computer that she realized it was a "cigarette butt" and the baby bird had already swallowed it wholeheartedly.

In fact, news about marine debris has always been common, and many sensational photos often make headlines. Remember that photo of a sea turtle tangled in plastic tape? Because it couldn't break free from the shackles of the plastic straps, the turtle had to "grow" itself into an alien shape during its growth process, which was really sad to see. There are also seabirds whose beaks were stuck by a small drink bottle cap, seals whose necks were strangled by plastic, and so on.

Over the years, with the booming development of marine tourism, marine debris has become a problem that cannot be ignored. A research report by the Ocean Conservancy last year showed that cigarette butts ranked first among the top ten garbage collected on beaches around the world. It's really just a glimmer of light that pops out unconsciously after you finish smoking, but please don't really think that cigarette butts are just made of paper. In fact, they will cause great harm to ourselves and the environment.