‘Cocaine sharks’ throng Brazilian waters as drug enters ecosystem
Marine animals are ingesting high levels of the recreational narcotic from human sources – and it may be affecting their behaviour
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Marine animals are ingesting high levels of the recreational narcotic from human sources – and it may be affecting their behaviour
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