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Starving Dolphins in Florida Traced to Algae Bloom Fueled by Human Waste

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In 2013 , dozens of dolphins living in Florida 's Indian River Lagoon mysteriously began to die.

Their remains washed up, showing the animals had been emaciated.

Now, ecologists believe they've figured out the cause of the bizarre die-off.

The deaths have long been linked to gigantic algae blooms in the water, but it took until now to determine exactly how the two events were connected.

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