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Scraping Wound on Dorsal Surface Humpback Whale

Adult female humpback whale that had fresh scratch/ shred marks her dorsal surface, posterior to the dorsal fin, with blood still visible. I have seen this scraping wound pattern often on both adults and calves, though I have not been able to determine the cause. This whale was the mother of calf 201145 (female).

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Adult female humpback whale that had fresh scratch/ shred marks her dorsal surface, posterior to the dorsal fin, with blood still visible. I have seen this scraping wound pattern often on both adults and calves, though I have not been able to determine the cause. This whale was the mother of calf 201145 (female).