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Monk Seals

Monk seal images (tribe Monachini) - stock photos & facts of these pinnipeds from warm seas

Scientific classification | Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Carnivora > Clade: Pinnipedia > Family: Phocidae > Subfamily: Monachinae > Tribe: Monachini > Species: Monachus monachus, Neomonachus schauinslandi, Neomonachus tropicalis

Monk seals are shy pinnipeds that are highly sensitive to disturbance by man, and are...
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Monk seal images (tribe Monachini) - stock photos & facts of these pinnipeds from warm seas

Scientific classification | Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Carnivora > Clade: Pinnipedia > Family: Phocidae > Subfamily: Monachinae > Tribe: Monachini > Species: Monachus monachus, Neomonachus schauinslandi, Neomonachus tropicalis

Monk seals are shy pinnipeds that are highly sensitive to disturbance by man, and are the only pinnipeds to live in warm subtropical seas. They are divided into three species: Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus, Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis, and the Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi.
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