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Photo Gallery Photos of the Month Painting in Words Student Poster/Art Contest Winners Whales' Tails

New Whales of 1999 - Part 5 Steam black mark between two flukes looks like a kettle with steam pouring out to the right Stonehenge black marks at bottom of left fluke rise up like the rock monuments at stonehenge Submarine images reverse out of the black on both flukes that look like submarines Perseid (named in 98) given name of Tracer until researchers verified that this was a previously named whale -- named for mark on right fluke (appears to be a meteor or tracer bullet in the night)   Non-calves 1 2 3 4 5 Calves 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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