The cute whiskers are back on. Rare Mediterranean monk seals are cared for in a Greek rehab center A Greek charity has been treating dozens of orphaned, sick and injured Mediterranean monk seals ...

Once on the brink of extinction, the rare marine mammal's populations are rising, thanks to conservation efforts.

Soon, he’ll be well enough to go home. Today in History: March 20, sarin gas attack in Tokyo subway Panagis is one of dozens of Mediterranean monk seals, or Monachus monachus, that have been ...

Soon, he’ll be well enough to go home. Panagis is one of dozens of Mediterranean monk seals, or Monachus monachus, that have been nursed back to health by Greece’s MOm, a charity dedicated to ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Panagis hauls himself out of the pool at a rehabilitation center in Greece and scurries over for a delectable lunch: whole mackerel. It’s been about three months since ...