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Rissos dolphin surfacing with eye showing. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. Whale Injury Photo. Image ID: 02314 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA	Rissos dolphin, breaching. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. Whale Injury Picture. Image ID: 00983 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA	A Rissos dolphin leaps from the ocean in a full breach. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. Stock Photography of Whale Injury. Image ID: 07597 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA

North Pacific humpback whale, adult male with bloody head nodules wounded from colliding with other escorts during competitive interactions. Photograph of Whale Injury. Image ID: 02152 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	Scarring of this humpback whale's fluke allow researchers to identify this particular whale from season to season. Whale Injury Photos. Image ID: 27027 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA	Scarring of this humpback whale's fluke allow researchers to identify this particular whale from season to season. Whale Injury Image. Image ID: 27039 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA

Scarring of this humpback whale's fluke allow researchers to identify this particular whale from season to season. Professional stock photos of Whale Injury. Image ID: 27026 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA	North Pacific humpback whale showing extensive scarring, almost certainly from a boat propeller, on dorsal ridge. Pictures of Whale Injury. Image ID: 05909 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	Humpback whale dorsal fin detail, showing small wounds from recent competitive interactions with other whales. Whale Injury Photo. Image ID: 00337 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA

Rissos dolphins surfacing, one spouting/blowing while others show dorsal fins. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. Whale Injury Picture. Image ID: 04836 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA	North Pacific humpback whale, escort, rostrum showing wounded tubercles. Stock Photography of Whale Injury. Image ID: 05869 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	North Pacific humpback whale, escort, rostrum showing wounded tubercles. Photograph of Whale Injury. Image ID: 05898 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA

North Pacific humpback whale showing extensive scarring, almost certainly from a boat propeller, on dorsal ridge. This female has apparently recovered, as evidenced by her calf in the background. Whale Injury Photos. Image ID: 05907 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	North Pacific humpback whale showing extensive scarring, almost certainly from a boat propeller, on dorsal ridge. Whale Injury Image. Image ID: 05910 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	A group of Rissos dolphin surfaces. Extensive scarring on adult Rissos dolphins allows identification of individuals based on their dorsal fins, provided the identification methodology incorporates scarring acquired in future years. Offshore near San Diego. Professional stock photos of Whale Injury. Image ID: 07601 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA

North Pacific humpback whale, head nodules (adult male). Pictures of Whale Injury. Image ID: 00553 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	Rissos dolphin surfacing with eye showing. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. Whale Injury Photo. Image ID: 02315 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA	Rissos dolphins surfacing showing dorsal fins. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. Whale Injury Picture. Image ID: 02316 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA

Rissos dolphins surfacing showing dorsal fins. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. Stock Photography of Whale Injury. Image ID: 02318 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA	Rissos dolphin surfacing with eye showing. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. Photograph of Whale Injury. Image ID: 02319 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA	Rissos dolphin showing fresh scarring from social interactions with other Rissos dolphins. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. Whale Injury Photos. Image ID: 04964 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA

Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. Whale Injury Image. Image ID: 04965 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA	Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. Professional stock photos of Whale Injury. Image ID: 04966 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA	Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. Pictures of Whale Injury. Image ID: 04967 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA

Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. Whale Injury Photo. Image ID: 04969 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA	Gray whale dorsal aspect showing injury/wound/indentation likely caused by boat, Laguna San Ignacio. Whale Injury Picture. Image ID: 06426 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico	A Rissos dolphin spyhops, lifting its head above water for a look. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. Stock Photography of Whale Injury. Image ID: 07598 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA

A young Rissos dolphin calf performs a tail slap. Note the dark color on this juvenile, it has yet to acquire the white scarring that distinguishes adult Rissos dolphins. Offshore near San Diego. Photograph of Whale Injury. Image ID: 07599 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA	A group of Rissos dolphin surfaces. Extensive scarring on adult Rissos dolphins allows identification of individuals based on their dorsal fins, provided the identification methodology incorporates scarring acquired in future years. Offshore near San Diego. Whale Injury Photos. Image ID: 07600 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA	A group of Rissos dolphin surfaces. Extensive scarring on adult Rissos dolphins allows identification of individuals based on their dorsal fins, provided the identification methodology incorporates scarring acquired in future years. Offshore near San Diego. Whale Injury Image. Image ID: 07602 Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Location: San Diego, California, USA