Visit: Whalewatching: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

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New Calves of 1999 -- Part 7

	Spider's calf Pitfall named for the video game; the marks on the right fluke look like someone swinging on a vine
	Tenedor's calf Chinook the black mark on the right fluke reminds one of a salmon swimming upstream
	Tongs's calf Mousetrap the black marks on the right fluke appear to be a basket ready to drop down on the trap, as in the kid's game
	Ursa's calf Mobila the reverse image on the left fluke resembles a manta ray swimming at you (with two eyes high on its head)
	Warrior's calf Paintball splats of dark color remind one of the effects of a paintball attack