At 01:50 PM 1/31/98 -0500, you wrote: >What are whale flukes for? > The tail flukes are the power source for a whale's propulsion. The up-and-down movement pushes the whale forward. Peter M. Scheifele National Undersea Research Center University of Connecticut Bioacoustic Research 1084 Shennecossett Road Groton, CT 06340-6097 Voice: (860) 405-9103 FAX: (860) 445-2969 scheifel@uconnvm.uconn.edu