# @ucdavis on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BNz_MxlBRdr
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/79285679-ucdavis-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/8cf4423a2b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2016-12-09T21:57:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UC Davis | California's College Town (@ucdavis) — https://gondola.cc/ucdavis

## Caption

“If we want to truly understand why animals are eating plastic in the ocean, we have to think about how animals find food, ” said Ecology grad student Matthew Savoca. The scent of marine plastic debris mimics that of food sources, confusing and ultimately poisoning seabirds.
#UCDavis #BioSciFridays
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📷: J.J. Harrison
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## Tags

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