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Fig. 1. Monthly stranding records for the bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ) 
in North Carolina. Significant increases in stranding during the dolphin die- 
off of 1987 are evident in August, September, and October (*). 
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Fig. 2. Monthly stranding records for cetaceans with boreal distributions 
(see text) that migrate or wander southward along the North Carolina coast 
during the colder months of the year. 
