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The Technologist (1861)

London : Kent & Co. · leaf 328

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31 2 DUGONG OIL. were met with in flocks of 300 or 400 around the Isle of France (Mauri- tius), and they were 20 feet long. … _ 2nd. The Australian dugong is a native of the north-west coast of Australia, Itis the manate of Dampier, the whale-tailed manate of Pen- nant. It is unnecessary here to enter into details of the specific anatomical distinctions of these species, which have been pointed out by Dr Gray and others,…

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