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The Caribbean monk seal (Neomonachus tropicalis), also known as the West Indian seal or sea wolf, is an extinct species of seal native to the Caribbean.The main natural predators of Caribbean monk seals were large sharks, such as great whites and tiger sharks, and possibly transient orcas (though killer whales are not often sighted in the Caribbean); however, humans would become their most ...
Monk seals are earless seals of the tribe Monachini.They are the only earless seals found in tropical climates. The two genera of monk seals, Monachus and Neomonachus, comprise three species: the Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus; the Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi; and the Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis, which became extinct in the 20th century.
Caribbean monk seal: Neomonachus tropicalis: Caribbean Sea, Bahamas, and Gulf of Mexico: Last recorded at Serranilla Bank in 1952. It was hunted for its skin, oil, and to remove competition for fishermen. [28]
Neomonachus is a genus of earless seals, within the family Phocidae.It contains two species: the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, and the extinct Caribbean monk seal.Prior to 2014, all three species of monk seals were placed in the genus Monachus, but that was found to be paraphyletic.
Some highly unusual animal finds include whale vertebrae and a whale rib, likely used for offerings according to a report, “modified” bear teeth, teeth from a now-extinct Caribbean monk seal ...
Megan McGinnis, associate director of Hawaii Community Conservation at Ke Kai Ola, said in a news release that the 2023 monk seal population estimate was over 1, 600. Nearly 30 % of the seals are ...
Location of the Dog Islands. Dog Islands are a small group of islets among the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. The islands originally received their names from sailors who heard barking when they moored there, and assumed that they must be dogs. However, the barking noises were made by Caribbean monk seals.
About the Hawaiian Monk Seal Hawaiian monk seals grow to be 6-7 feet long, weigh 400-600. The Hawaiian monk seal is one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals. For more than six decades ...