explain why all the number of different species decreased after the oil spill.
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Oil, a product that we often use to keep warm, can cause hypothermia
in marine animals. As oil mixes with water, it forms a substance called
"mousse," which sticks to feathers and fur. A bird's feathers are
filled with air spaces that act as insulation and keeps the bird warm.
When a bird gets coated with oil, the feathers lose their insulating
ability and the bird could die of hypothermia. Similarly, oil
coats a pinniped's fur. When this happens, the fur gets matted with oil
and loses its natural ability to insulate the animal's body, and it can
die of hypothermia. Young animals like seal pups are particularly
vulnerable
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Oil, a product that we often use to keep warm, can cause hypothermia in marine animals. oil mixes with water, it a substance called "mousse," which sticks to feathers and fur.A bird's feathers are filled with air spaces that act as insulation and keeps the bird warm. When a bird gets coated with oil, the feathers lose their insulating ability and the bird could die of hypothermia.Similarly, oil coats a pinniped's fur. When this happens, the fur gets matted with oil and loses its natural ability to insulate the animal's body, and it can die of hypothermia. Young animals like seal pups are particularly vulnerablesssssssssss
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