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HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL
By Parker
INTROThe 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 PUPSThe 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.
HABITATThe Hawaiian monk seal is critically
endangered.It lives in the warm reefs and beaches of Hawaii and the Caribbean.
INTERRESTING FACTSThe Hawaiian Monk Seal population is
currently 1,000 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 sealsThe 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 ANIMALSEndangered 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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