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Heartbreaking images show birds so full of plastic they 'crunch'

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Lord Howe, a small volcanic island off Australia 's east coast , is home to 44,000 shearwaters also known as mutton birds.

Once born, their chicks are in their burrows for 90 days and should be getting a diet of fish and squid from their parents.

But mum and dad are accidentally feeding them meals of plastic including balloon clips, pieces of LEGO , pen lids, bottle tops and wheels from a toy car.

Plastic can account for up to 10 per cent of the chick's total body weight, leaving no room for real food.

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