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From: An Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) severely injured by vessel collision: live rescue at sea, clinical care, and postmortem examination using a virtopsy-integrated approach

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a Field photograph of WL212 (also known as “Hope” or SC15-16/01), a severely injured Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) from Hong Kong waters, showing four incision wounds on the dorsum of lumbocaudal region (X1-X4) likely caused by propeller strike, with X4 being the most severe with suspected underlying vertebral fracture. b On-site thermography imaging after rescue revealed that the blood supplies to the fluke were still intact (indicated by points c, d, e) despite the severe injury at the caudal peduncle (X4). c Photograph of WL212 following euthanasia (taken three weeks after monitoring and three days after rescue), showing the four incision wounds on the dorsum. d Close-up of X4 following euthanasia. The wound fractured and exposed the underlying vertebrae. Soft tissues around the wound were macerated and infected with granulation tissues at the periphery

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