Photographs and a radiograph from a deceased Northern sea otter

Photographs and a radiograph from a Northern sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) from Oregon, U.S.A. (A) The deceased sea otter on a beach in Oregon, U.S.A. (Photo courtesy of Hylah Furnish, Oregon State Parks, Oregon, U.S.A.) (B) Puncture wounds are present in a rough line from the left ventrolateral abdomen to the dorsum, where there is a transverse linear depression in the fur. (C) A deep linear tear in the muscles of the dorsum and left lateral body wall. (D) An abdominal radiograph shows a transverse fracture of the vertebral column, with left lateral displacement of the fourth lumbar vertebra (arrow).