Caribbean Monk Seal

 


Look at those adorable eyes. This is the Caribbean Monk Seal. This seal is the first seal species to become extinct because of human activity. This species of seal lived in the Caribbean and went extinct in 2008 because of hunters using the seals blubber to provide fuel. Early scientists captured the seals for study which also contributed to their decline in numbers.

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