Hawaiian Monk Seal
Jocelyn Grabow Period 8 5/16/16
Habitat
Movement
Body Covering
Diet
Reproduction
Adaptations
Other Info
- Hawaiians call Hawaiian monk seals; "llio holo I ka uaua" or dog that runs in rough waters (NG Hawaiian Monk Seal)
- these seals are endangered because sharks eat them, they get cause in fishing nets, and population decreases 10% each year (NG Hawaiian Monk Seal)
- named "Hawaiian monk seals because their folds of skin looks like Monk's Cowl (NG Hawaiian Monk Seal)
- Sometimes referred to as a living fossil because they have been around for millions of years (NG Hawaiian Monk Seal)
- live up to 30 years (SD Hawaiian Monk Seal)
- sometimes killed by diseases (SD Hawaiian Monk Seal)
- females mature at ages 5-6 (Hawaiian Monk Seals)
- rarest marine animal in the world (Hawaiian Monk Seals)
- 2 monk seal species remain (Hawaiian Monk Seals)
- monk seals are tropical seals (Hawaiian Monk Seals)
- family- phocidae (Sea Mammals, 30)
- order-pinnipedia (Sea Mammals, 30)
- population 1,200-1,500 (Sea Mammals, 30)
Works Cited
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