Hawaiian monk seal
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The Hawaiian monk seal is a vulnerable species of earless seal in the family Phocidae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
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Hauled-out seal on Laysan Island
A Hawaiian monk seal resting on a beach on Kauaʻi
Monk seal with green sea turtle at Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Mediterranean monk seal
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The Mediterranean monk seal is a monk seal belonging to the family Phocidae. As of 2026, it is estimated that between 800 and 1000 individuals survive in isolated subpopulations in the Mediterranean,
Hawaiian monk seal
…seal in the family Phocidae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian monk seal is one of two extant monk seal species; the other is the Mediterranean monk seal. A third species, the Caribbean monk seal, is extinct. It is the last living member of the genus Neomonachus. The Hawaiian monk seal is the only seal…
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Monk seal poking its head out the water, Alonnisos Marine Park, Greece
Swimming underwater in Pula, Croatia
Monk seal pup lying in a cave