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MISE CAPTIVITE [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
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DEF

The condition of being captive; imprisonment.

CONT

[The] documentary ... highlights the dangers to humans and cetaceans of the forcible capture and captivity of ... intelligent aquatic animals. [The] bill ... would phase out the captivity of whales, dolphins and porpoises, collectively known as cetaceans ...

French

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CONT

[Le] documentaire […] souligne les dangers que posent pour les humains et les cétacés la capture et la mise en captivité forcées [d'animaux] aquatiques fort intelligents. […] le projet de loi […] éliminerait progressivement la mise en captivité de baleines, de dauphins et de marsouins, qui appartiennent à l’ordre des cétacés […]

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