Animals met with oil spills

The lives of birds, fish, turtles and many other marine animals become ever more fragile than the oil spill disaster on the Gulf of Mexico for more than a month.

Oil covered a bird near East Grand Terre Island, Louisiana, USA.Photo: AP.

Another bird nearby lurched in vain.Photo: AP.

The pelican near East Grand Terre Island, Louisiana turned brown because of oil on June 3.Photo: AP.

Another nearby pelican still tries to find food.Photo: AP.

Since the oil began to overflow on the Gulf of Mexico, US scientists and coast guards found at least 293 dead birds or hundreds of wounded on the beaches.Photo: AP.

Not only does it impede the bird's flight ability, it can also harm their digestive, circulatory and immune systems.Photo: AP .

Seagulls met a hearty meal when a fish's body died because of the oil that washed ashore on May 28. Scientists cannot statistically count the number of dead animals in the oil spill disaster, as many are eaten before they are discovered.Photo: The Washington Post.

A sea turtle feeds in oil-covered waters near South Pass Island, Louisiana on May 5. Since the oil began to spill, at least 186 sea turtles have been found, most of them dead.Photo: The Washington Post .

The two scientists picked up the body of a dead sea turtle on the coast at the city of Pass Christian, Mississippi, USA on May 2.Photo: AP.

The lives of pelicans and gulls are seriously threatened because they find it difficult to feed in water covered by oil.Photo: AP.