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Elephant seals are very large, oceangoing earless seals in the genus Mirounga. There are two species of elephant seals: the northern elephant seal (M. angustirostris) and the southern elephant seal (M. leonina). Both species were hunted to the brink of extinction for oil by the end of the 19th century, but their numbers have since recovered. | Elephant seals are very large, oceangoing earless seals in the genus Mirounga. There are two species of elephant seals: the northern elephant seal (M. angustirostris) and the southern elephant seal (M. leonina). Both species were hunted to the brink of extinction for oil by the end of the 19th century, but their numbers have since recovered. | ||
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[[Category:Phocidae (family)]] | [[Category:Phocidae (family)]] | ||
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Elephant seals are very large, oceangoing earless seals in the genus Mirounga. There are two species of elephant seals: the northern elephant seal (M. angustirostris) and the southern elephant seal (M. leonina). Both species were hunted to the brink of extinction for oil by the end of the 19th century, but their numbers have since recovered.