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  2. Mediterranean monk seal - Wikipedia

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    The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is a monk seal belonging to the family Phocidae.As of 2015, it is estimated that fewer than 700 individuals survive in three or four isolated subpopulations in the Mediterranean, (especially) in the Aegean Sea, the archipelago of Madeira and the Cabo Blanco area in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. [3]

  3. Monk seal - Wikipedia

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    Monk seals are earless seals of the tribe Monachini.They are the only earless seals found in tropical climates. The two genera of monk seals, Monachus and Neomonachus, comprise three species: the Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus; the Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi; and the Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis, which became extinct in the 20th century.

  4. List of mammals of Israel - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Israel. ... Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus [5] Least weasel, Mustela nivalis [5]

  5. List of mammals of Europe - Wikipedia

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    Bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus NA (Northern Scandinavia) Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus LC (Norway, Baltics, Great Britain and Ireland) Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus VU (Mediterranean) Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus NA (Northern Scandinavia) Common seal, Phoca vitulina LC; Ringed seal, Pusa hispida LC (Northern Scandinavia)

  6. List of marine mammal species - Wikipedia

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    Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus VU; Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi CR; Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis EX; Ross seal, Ommatophoca rossii LC; Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus LC; Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina LC (ssp. vitulina - Atlantic harbor seal NE, ssp. mellonae - Ungava harbor seal NE, ssp. richardii ...

  7. Hawaiian monk seals grow to be 6-7 feet long, weigh 400-600 pounds, and can live more than 30 years. Males and females are generally the same size — the only way to tell them apart is to look at ...

  8. List of mammals of peninsular Spain - Wikipedia

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    The following species are globally extinct: Aurochs, Bos primigenius EX (1627) [87] Portuguese ibex, Capra pyrenaica lusitanica EX (c. 1890) Pyrenean ibex, C. p. pyrenaica EX (2003) [88] Tarpan, Equus ferus ferus EX (1909) [89] Mediterranean monk seal. The following species are locally extinct in Spain but continue to exist elsewhere: Alpine ...

  9. A rare, endangered seal named Yulia basks on Tel Aviv beach - AOL

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    The seal cow first appeared south of Tel Aviv's main beachfront last Friday. On Tuesday, Yulia — so named by Israel's Nature and Parks Authority — drew clusters of curious onlookers to the ...