Large numbers of Japanese sea lions were hunted in the 1900s, and the animal was last seen in the 1970s. It is one of 15 marine species considered to have gone extinct in the past 500 years.

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Large numbers of Japanese sea lions were hunted in the 1900s, and the animal was last seen in the 1970s. It is one of 15 marine species considered to have gone extinct in the past 500 years.

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Large numbers of Japanese sea lions were hunted in the 1900s, and the animal was last seen in the 1970s. It is one of 15 marine species considered to have gone extinct in the past 500 years. photo copyright ja:Nkensei/ Wikimiedia Commons taken at and featuring the class

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