hawaiian monk seal

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By Parker
INTRO
 The Hawaiian monk seal’s scientific name is
Monachus Schauinslandi . The Hawaiian monk seal is
a mammal. Hawaiian monk seals live in warm reefs of
Hawaii
SIZE AND SEAL PUPS
 The female seal is larger than the male. A Hawaiian
monk seal feeds on fish, lobster, octopus, and squid. A
mother seal can have up to one pup a year. The pups
are 3 feet and 35 pounds when they are born.
ADAPTATIONS
The Hawaiian Monk Seal is a very skillful swimmer and
it has very powerful jaws to catch fish.
HABITAT
 The Hawaiian monk seal is critically endangered.
It lives in the warm reefs and beaches of Hawaii and the
Caribbean.
INTERRESTING FACTS
 The Hawaiian Monk Seal population is currently 1,000
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individuals.
The Hawaiian natives had their own name for the
monk seal, lliholaika.
The Hawaiian Monk Seal is known as the most
primitive of all living seals
The reason the monk seals are disapearing is mostly
because of human enroachment.
The mating season for Hawaiian Monk Seals is
December to mid- August
HOW TO SAVE THEM
If you ever go to a beach with wild seals DO NOT
DISTURB THEM! Though they look cute and cuddly
wild animals are dangerous………..EVEN BABIES.
ABOUT ENDANGERED ANIMALS
 Endangered animals are creatures that are disapearing.
For example the arfican elephant is a endangered
spieces because people are killing them for their
horns. Many people are trying to save these rare
animals by building wildlife reserves and signs in
certain areas that say ‘NO HUNTING’ or ‘DO NOT
DISTURB THE ANIMALS.’
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