Monk seal

Earless Seals (Phocidae Family - True Seals) Example #9: Monk Seals (tribe Monachini, 2 genera). ("Monk seal - Wikipedia") Google search: "Monk Seals are the only Earless Seals found in tropical climates. There are 2 genera of Monk Seals, Monachus & Neomonachus (formerly 1 genus), comprising 3 species: Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus), Hawaiian Monk Seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi), & the Caribbean Monk Seal (Neomonachus tropicalis (extinct). Wikipedia."

Rescued baby seal! The amount of abused baby seals have increased over the years! They cannot help it and have not done anything wrong. We must step up and help them!

Ocean Animals | Happy Sea Lion

Most seals live in ice cold waters, but the Hawaiian monk seal is a tropical exception.

Look out for Hawai'i's official State Mammal; it's pupping time.

The work of a student-run film collective shows how Hawaiian communities have come together to save the last remaining Hawaiian monk seals.

Monk seal . . . endangered, found only in Hawaii

Whats that guy doing in our seal dude's nose? ...

The Mediterranean monk seal is endangered under the ESA and is vulnerable because of their few fragmented populations.

This endangered seal pup's life was threatened in an instant.

Hawaiin Monk Seal

Griekenland.net celebrates its 15 years anniversary in The Netherlands and organized a fundraiser for the Mediterranean Monk Seals in Greece on their stand at the leading leisure and holiday exhibi…

Two weaned seal pups sleeping on the beach. Photo credit: NOAA/PIFSC/HMSRP www.flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib/34712516366/in/datepos...

The size of the Mediterranean Monk Seal population off Mauritania’s Atlantic coast is recovering after centuries of continuous decline. The species’ largest colony in the Cabo Blanco peninsula has more than tripled since 2004. Thanks to the effective implementation of a regional Action Plan, it now numbers 360 individuals.

Seal and Sea Lion Pictures | Smithsonian Ocean Portal

Hawaiian Monk Seal Kauai, Hawaii #seadog #monkseal Federally protected keep your distance and do not touch.

: Oh, Hi Monday! [Hawaiian Monk Seal] x (pc: cully kamisugi) #kiele #kielehawaii IG: @ki_ele

Hawaiian Monk Seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi <Photo credit: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons>