monk seal
noun
: any of two genera (Monachus and Neomonachus) of hair seals of Hawaii, the Mediterranean Sea, and formerly the Caribbean Sea
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Animals like the black-footed ferret, American bison and Hawaiian monk seal are only found in the United States.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Scientists at the National Marine Fisheries Service, for instance, have spent many years intensively managing the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, including relocating breeding females, vaccinating wild populations against disease, and culling predators.
—Lois Parshley, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
The Hawaiian monk seal is endangered.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Everything else — the sun, the sea, the monk seals and the subtropical jungle — is already there.
—Marzio Mian, The Dial, 12 June 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Scientists at the National Marine Fisheries Service, for instance, have spent many years intensively managing the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, including relocating breeding females, vaccinating wild populations against disease, and culling predators.
—Lois Parshley, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
The Hawaiian monk seal is endangered.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Everything else — the sun, the sea, the monk seals and the subtropical jungle — is already there.
—Marzio Mian, The Dial, 12 June 2025
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“Monk seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monk%20seal. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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