This may be the most heartbreaking ‘Blue Planet II’ moment so far

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Humans may be a blight on the planet, but we make a damn good nature documentary.

On Sunday night Blue Planet II went into the open ocean, and revealed the devastating effects that plastic has had on our seas.

Every year we dump 8 million tonnes of plastic into our oceans.
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— BBC Earth (@BBCEarth) November 19, 2017

Along with shots of marine life tangled in plastic netting, they had one truly devastating story to tell about a mother pilot whale. Read more…

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