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... 39 KB (4,529 words) - 20:57, 2 April 2024 |
The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is a monk seal belonging to the family Phocidae. As of 2015[update], it is estimated that fewer than 700... 47 KB (5,461 words) - 08:38, 18 April 2024 |
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 which... 18 KB (2,030 words) - 01:11, 8 April 2024 |
Halarachne americana (redirect from Caribbean monk seal nasal mite) Caribbean monk seal nasal mite, is an extinct species of mite. An obligate parasite, it depended on the nasal cavity of the Caribbean monk seal (Neomonachus... 1 KB (77 words) - 02:36, 10 August 2023 |
Pinniped (redirect from Seal (mammal)) become extinct in the past century, while the Mediterranean monk seal and Hawaiian monk seal are ranked as endangered by the International Union for Conservation... 106 KB (12,614 words) - 16:57, 24 March 2024 |
Ras Nouadhibou (section Monk seals) eastern Mediterranean are the only places in the world where Mediterranean monk seals preserve the structure of a colony. In 1997, two-thirds of the colony... 10 KB (1,029 words) - 00:38, 29 February 2024 |
Danish. Other suspected identities of the sea monk include the grey seal, the hooded seal, the monk seal, or a hoax such as a Jenny Haniver. Bishop-fish... 13 KB (1,503 words) - 20:51, 20 March 2024 |
of earless seals, within the family Phocidae. It contains two species: the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, and the extinct Caribbean monk seal. Prior to... 2 KB (110 words) - 02:39, 22 March 2024 |
Baikal seal, Lake Baikal seal or nerpa (Pusa sibirica) is a species of earless seal endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. Like the Caspian seal, it... 19 KB (2,515 words) - 14:05, 22 March 2024 |
Biševo (section Monk Seal Cave) Mediterranean monk seal massively populated it, today it is an endangered species. It is special geomorphologically because the entrance into the Monk Seal Cave... 7 KB (777 words) - 05:11, 21 March 2024 |
Phocinae in having two pairs of teats, a feature it shares with monk seals. Bearded seals reach about 2.1 to 2.7 m (6.9 to 8.9 ft) in nose-to-tail length... 23 KB (2,686 words) - 06:49, 6 April 2024 |
a butterfly also known as the monk or dusky friar Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), a bird of South America Monk seal, any of several species of the... 3 KB (394 words) - 01:59, 24 December 2022 |
The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) is a large seal of the family Phocidae, which are commonly referred to as "true seals" or "earless seals". The only... 31 KB (3,456 words) - 13:33, 7 April 2024 |
The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the... 31 KB (3,500 words) - 02:43, 22 March 2024 |
noises were made by Caribbean monk seals. The sailors also regarded the Caribbean monk seal as a good source of fresh seal meat, and as a result, they are... 3 KB (381 words) - 12:46, 16 March 2024 |
the Japanese sea lion (Zalophus japonicus) in 1951 and the Caribbean monk seal (Neomonachus tropicalis) in 1952. Some species such as the red fox (Vulpes... 46 KB (4,400 words) - 09:59, 9 April 2024 |
seal, Mirounga angustirostris LC Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus CR Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi CR Caribbean monk seal,... 29 KB (1,793 words) - 08:24, 27 December 2023 |
List of pinnipeds (redirect from List of seals) endangered with population counts as low as 600, and two, the Caribbean monk seal and the Japanese sea lion, went extinct in the 20th century. The 34 extant... 58 KB (1,942 words) - 02:21, 22 March 2024 |
The southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) is one of two species of elephant seals. It is the largest member of the clade Pinnipedia and the order... 40 KB (4,324 words) - 01:13, 8 April 2024 |