New Whales of 1999 - part 1

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Aries

named for three white dots on upper right that resemble the constellation

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Blackout

named for its very dark flukes

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Breakers

white coloration at the top of both flukes looks like the foam of cresting waves

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Mudskipper

Buckshot's 97 calf, named for mark on bottom left side that looks like the fish that comes out of water

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Circuit

the white scar on the inner part of the right fluke looks like a broken electrical circuit

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