Hawaiian Monk Seal at sunset

Seal on the North Shore of Kauai at sunset in January.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

That's awesome, in a spectacular location! Welcome to JungleDragon! If you know the full species name, please try to identify the species on the photo using the "Identify species" button. Posted 10 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

One more thing: you requested the creation of a manual species creation. You should only do that when the automatic system does not work. You could have just identified this yourself by typing "Hawaiian monk seal" in the search box. Only request manual species creation when the system cannot find the species, otherwise all moderators will be emailed needlessly. Posted 10 years ago

Barry

Lion

Great photo of a very rare mammal - bravo! Posted 8 years ago

The Hawaiian monk seal

The Hawaiian monk seal, ''Monachus schauinslandi'', is an endangered species of earless seal in the Phocidae family that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

The Hawaiian monk seal is one of two remaining monk seal species; the other is the Mediterranean monk seal. A third species, the Caribbean monk seal, is extinct.

The Hawaiian monk seal is the only seal native to Hawaii.

These monk seals are a conservation reliant endangered species. The small population of about.. more

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Similar species: Carnivorans

Species identified by Ferdy Christant