marine mammal response network volunteer Paulette Wright Smith tells beach visitors about Hawaiian monk seal Neomonachus schauinslandi; 7 year old male seal, recently molted, rests on beach inside SPZ (seal protection zone), La'aloa or Magic Sands Beach Park, Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean


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Image ID: 0037711-DPE.jpg

monk seal

marine mammal response network volunteer Paulette Wright Smith tells beach visitors about Hawaiian monk seal Neomonachus schauinslandi; 7 year old male seal, recently molted, rests on beach inside SPZ (seal protection zone), La'aloa or Magic Sands Beach Park, Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / Doug Perrine

Image dimensions: 7360x4912

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