screecher
screecher n This is the name given to a baby seal which has lost its mother and has survived by eating Snow & Ice. The seal is only about half the size of the regular harp seal when it is a month old. It changes its coat taking on the appearance of the regular harp seal but does not grow mainly...
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| Language: | English |
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1970
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47756 |
| Summary: | screecher n This is the name given to a baby seal which has lost its mother and has survived by eating Snow & Ice. The seal is only about half the size of the regular harp seal when it is a month old. It changes its coat taking on the appearance of the regular harp seal but does not grow mainly because of lack of nourishment. It is called a screecher because it is always bawling for its mother. The seal hunter would rarely bother to kill a Screecher. DNE-cit JH AUG 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I bleater Source listed in DNE as C 70-12. |
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