Photographs of a Spotted Dolphin Injury (IMAGE)

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Photographs of a Spotted Dolphin Injury

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These are photographs, taken on May 5, 2010, of an injury to a female <i>S. frontalis</i>, ID#087. A) Note the damage to left side and B) the uniform scars, on the right, just below the damaged dorsal fin, suggesting the possibility that as many as five of the shark's teeth became embedded in the dolphin's flesh.

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Marine Mammal Science

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