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Caribbean Monk Seal
Caribbean monk seal babies cannot be hunted, as the conservation sstatus of the species is vulnerable.
These mammals were formally declared extinct in 1996. It is known that these animals were easy to approach and not aggressive. They were easily killed during directed hunts in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Caribbean monk seal babies cannot be hunted, as the conservation sstatus of the species is vulnerable.
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Caribbean Monk Seal -
babies, conservation
At one time, these animals inhabited the northwest to the Gulf of Mexico, as well as from the Bahamas to the Yucatan Peninsula, south along the Central American coast and east to the Antilles. Caribbean monk seal babies cannot be hunted, as the conservation sstatus of the species is vulnerable.
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