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Record 1 1981-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Mammals
OBS

"calf" means an immature narwhal that is light in appearance and less than 6 feet in length, measured from the point of the upper jaw to the notch between the tail flukes.

OBS

See Consolidated Regulations of Canada (C.R.C.), 1978, chapter 820,s .2

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Mammifères
OBS

Voir la Codification des règlements du Canada (C.R.C.), 1978, chapitre 820,art. 2

Spanish

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