old fur peels off the side of a Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi, during annual molt, revealing a silvery coat of new fur underneath, Pu'uhonua o Honaunau (City of Refuge) National Historical Park, Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean


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monk seal

old fur peels off the side of a Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi, during annual molt, revealing a silvery coat of new fur underneath, Pu'uhonua o Honaunau (City of Refuge) National Historical Park, Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / Doug Perrine

Image dimensions: 5400x3600

URL for this image: https://pictures.blueplanetarchive.com/image/I0000ww0QdneMNAw

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Contained in galleries: Hawaiian Monk Seal