Hawaiian monk seals grow to be 6-7 feet long, weigh 400-600 pounds, and can live more than 30 years. Males and females are generally the same size — the only way to tell them apart is to look at ...

This species is now one of the most endangered mammals on Earth due to historic hunting and human encroachment on its habitat. Mediterranean monk seals used to rest on open beaches, but due to ...

DESCRIPTION: Named for its resemblance to a Catholic monk, the Hawaiian monk seal has folds around its neck and is gray in color, with pelage often turning brown from weathering. Adult females weigh ...

Most famously, the island is home to the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal, one of the rarest seal species in ... as they had never been bred under human supervision before. The ...

He's a Mediterranean monk seal, rescued after he was separated from ... and as you can imagine, tourism, human development and all this kind of stuff are encroaching in their habitat.