Monk Seal
AN ENDANGERED ANIMAL OF THE OCEAN
Adaption
- active during the day
- newborns communicate vocally
- streamlined bodies for swimming
- flippers for swimming
Food Chain
Endangerment
- hunted for fur, oil, meat
- depleting all food sources
- fishing gear causes drowning
- toxic algae, oil spills
- only small areas protected from fishing
Conservation
- certain areas protected from fishermen
- national laws
- survival programs for saving monk seals
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