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Chris
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It went the way of the Dodo bird...! ;-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Monk_Seal
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They were hunted for their meat and body oil. Also for their skin, used for impermeabilize boats. When they were vulnerable (around 1850) habitat loss, food limitation, marine debris and shark predation finished the job.
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