Tiny turtle pooed ‘pure plastic’ for six days after rescue from Sydney beach

Green sea turtle hatchling was missing a flipper when it was found lying on its back in a rockpool and taken to Taronga zoo

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A baby green sea turtle rescued from a Sydney beach had eaten so much plastic that it took six days for the contents to be excreted, according to Taronga zoo's wildlife hospital.

The 127-gram hatchling was found lying on its back in a rockpool near Sydney's Tamarama beach. It was missing one of its four flippers, had a chip in another, and had a hole in its shell.