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New Calves of 2000- part 2

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Foggy calf

Sparkler

lines on left fluke give the appearance of light streaks from sparkler fireworks

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Giraffe calf

Gills

lines on white part of the left fluke look like the gills on a roundish tropical type fish

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Iota calf

Birchbark

black coloration at the bottom of the right fluke resembles a birchbark canoe

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Ivory calf

Mamba

two dots, like snakebite puncture marks, appear on the inner part of the left fluke

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Leucos calf

Golden Gate

mark on the bottom of the right fluke looks like a suspension bridge with two tall towers

 

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April 19, 2001

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