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The Caribbean monk seal (Neomonachus tropicalis), also known as the West Indian seal or sea wolf, was a species of seal native to the Caribbean.The main natural predators of Caribbean monk seals were large sharks, such as great whites and tiger sharks, and possibly transient orcas (though killer whales are not often sighted in the Caribbean); however, humans would become their most lethal ...
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.
Neomonachus is a genus of earless seals, within the family Phocidae.It contains two species: the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, and the extinct Caribbean monk seal.Prior to 2014, all three species of monk seals were placed in the genus Monachus, but that was found to be paraphyletic.
Some highly unusual animal finds include whale vertebrae and a whale rib, likely used for offerings according to a report, “modified” bear teeth, teeth from a now-extinct Caribbean monk seal ...
the West Indian monk seal (Monachus tropicalis): observed for the last time in 1952, the species is officially considered extinct since 1986 by the IUCN. [142] A few sightings in the Caribbean seem to be attributable to young hooded seals (Cystophora cristata), lost far from their area of distribution. [143]
Jun. 1—Kalaupapa National Historical Park announced that three new monk seal pups were born on its shores in late May, bringing the total there to five, so far, this year. "The last mother to ...
The Caribbean monk seal was native to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Once a popular prey for Bahamas fishermen, their numbers diminished greatly in the 1800s. The last sighting of the species in Florida was in 1922, and specimens have not been seen anywhere since 1952. [49]
Jul. 15—Federal wildlife officials have determined the death of Mele the Hawaiian monk seal a few months ago was likely caused by drowning. Although National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...