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MammalMAP:   12823
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3228DA
Observer:   Gie S
Date of record:   2015-01-07
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   No visible teeth in the jaw...so very young dolphin. Circular injury between tail and umbilical cord, but no cord visible. Shoe next to dolphin a size 5.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   217160
Species name:   Tursiops aduncus
Common name:   Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin -- Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin
Family:   Delphinidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Tursiops aduncus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-12823
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 12823 - photo: 1
VM-number: 12823 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2016-05-20 12:47:56
Species name:   Tursiops aduncus -- Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin; Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin
Species code:   217160

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