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Trauma

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Trauma

What are some of the common forms of trauma that are seen in sea otters?  Shark bites, boat strike, fight trauma, or mating trauma are the most common.  See what these wounds may look like at necropsy.

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  • trauma
  • intraspecific aggression
  • shark bite

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  • Click to enlarge image 01_shark-bite-001-cp01_shark_bite_flipper.jpg Laceration from Shark Laceration from Shark
  • Click to enlarge image 02_shark-bite-003-cp03_shark_bite_flipper.jpg Shark Serrations on Bone Shark Serrations on Bone
  • Click to enlarge image 03_shark-bite-004-cp04_shark_bite_flipper.jpg Classic Shark Lacerations Classic Shark Lacerations
  • Click to enlarge image 04_shark-bite-006-cp06_shark_bite_flipper.jpg Typical Shark Lacerations Typical Shark Lacerations
  • Click to enlarge image 05_shark-bite-007-cp07_shark_bite_flipper.jpg White Shark Tooth White Shark Tooth
  • Click to enlarge image blunt-trauma-003-cp3_fracture_hemorrhage.jpg Skull Fracture, Shark Trauma Skull Fracture, Shark Trauma
  • Click to enlarge image fight-trauma-001-cp01_fight_trauma.jpg Puncture Wound Puncture Wound
  • Click to enlarge image fight-trauma-002-cp02_fight_trauma.jpg Abscess Abscess
  • Click to enlarge image fight-trauma-003-cp03_fight_trauma.jpg Flipper Wounds Flipper Wounds
  • Click to enlarge image fight-trauma-005-cp05_fight_trauma.jpg Embedded Canine Tooth Embedded Canine Tooth
  • Click to enlarge image fight-trauma-008-cp08_fight_trauma.jpg Nose Wound Nose Wound
  • Click to enlarge image fight-trauma-010-cp10_fight_trauma.jpg Nose Wound Nose Wound
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