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Les îles rocheuses du large abritent des oiseaux de mer comme le macareux moine, les marmettes, le petit pingouin et d'autres, tandis que les eaux côtières accueillent des épaulards, des rorquals communs, des rorquals à bosse, des petits rorquals, des rorquals bleus, des phoques communs, des phoques annelés et, à l'occasion, des morses.
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Typical mammals include caribou, black bear, red fox, arctic fox, snowshoe hare, wolf, and muskrat. The George River caribou herd, the world's largest, estimated at 700,000 animals, ranges through much of the region. Polar bears partrol the coast, although they are much less common than in the past. Seabirds such as puffins, murres, razorbills and others frequent the rocky islands offshore. Whales - killer, fin, humpback, minke and blue - harbour and ringed seals and the occasional walrus frequent the coast.
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