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01.03.2013 | Images in Forensics
Symmetry: the key to diagnosing propeller strike injuries in sea mammals
Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Ausgabe 1/2013
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The fresh carcass of a neonatal Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) was recovered from a suburban beach near Adelaide, South Australia, by officers of the Australian Marine Wildlife Research and Rescue Organisation (AMWRO). The carcass was incomplete with loss of the tail and three deep parallel incised/chop wounds to the torso and tail (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1
The carcass of a neonatal Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) showing four incised/chop wounds along the right side, with amputation of the tail. These parallel deep injuries are typical of those sustained from contact with rapidly rotating blades of propellers
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