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BREATHING HOLE [2 records]

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Record 1 1991-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
DEF

Au sommet de la hutte de castor, trou permettant l'entrée d'air; par temps froid, on peut y voir s'échapper une fumée de condensation.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
CONT

[Harp seals] will punch breathing holes through newly-formed ice by bunting it with their heads.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
CONT

[les phoques du Groenland] pratiquent des trous d'air à travers la glace nouvellement prise.

Spanish

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