: any of a genus (Monachus) of hair seals of Hawaii, the Mediterranean Sea, and formerly the Caribbean Sea
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Recent Examples on the WebIn June of 2021, celebrity Hawaiian monk seal pup Lōliʻi was transferred to the installation to protect her from the well-meaning but dangerous crowds on Waikiki Beach, where she was born. Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2022 And in another video from Hawaii this week, a woman was attacked by a monk seal while out swimming.CNN, 30 July 2022 According to the Associated Press, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officials shared the good news last week, revealing that the Hawaiian monk seal population grew from 1,435 to 1,570 seals from 2019 through 2021. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 9 May 2022 The birth of a Hawaiian monk seal was recently captured on camera in Oahu. Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 20 Apr. 2022 Images of a Hawaiian monk seal being born on an Oahu beach have been captured on camera. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022 The mother monk seal checked on her pup by barking as the newborn flapped its flippers.Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022 The organization said another monk seal mother, RH92, gave birth to a pup on April 14 after surviving an off-leash dog attack. Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 20 Apr. 2022 One perhaps overzealous physician posthumously diagnosed a Cuban crocodile, a Canary Island monk seal, and a prehistoric German cave bear. Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 Dec. 2021 See More