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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 4 Scorch black marks at the top of both flukes looks like scorch marks after heat is applied to cloth Shamrock the black mark on the top of the left fluke gives the impression of the leafy clover Shockwave the curving line on the inner part of the right fluke looks like a concussion wave moving out from a central explosion Slapshot two marks on the right fluke look like a hockey stick hitting a hockey puck Soot dark, splotchy coloration on both flukes looks like soot stains   Non-calves 1 2 3 4 5 Calves 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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