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Whales' Tails


New Whales of 2000- part 1

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Arlington

a white mark on the right fluke resembles a small tombstone

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Arrakis

dusty landscape reminescent of the desert planet from Dune

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Cassini

named for the dark strip on the right fluke which resemble the separation between the two biggest rings of Saturn

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Centipede

three dots on the left fluke form an insect-like form

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Charybdis

swirling coloration in the center of the tail resembles the mythical whirlpool

 

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April 19, 2001

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