Recent Examples on the WebAs southern fur seal populations declined from between one and two million to fewer than a thousand animals, elephant seals attracted attention with their prodigious blubber, which could be melted down for lighting oil.—Lucy Jakub, Harper's magazine, 2 Mar. 2020
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