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Challenge Question #2

Peggy Richko (pcrichko@warwick.net)
Sat, 21 Mar 1998 11:49:21 -0500

Name for whale CRU9717 - "Tadpole" The fluke markings resemble a
tadpole. My seventh grade science class suggested that just like the
tadpole who goes through a metamorphosis to become a frog, the whale has
gone through stages to get to where it is today. Once the humpback
whale roamed the seas in plentiful numbers, then it was almost driven to
extinction by whalers, today it is being protected by scientists,
environmentalists, and concerned students.