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The Caribbean monk seal, West Indian seal (Monachus tropicalis), or sea wolf, as early explorers referred to it, was a species of seal native to the Caribbean and now believed to be extinct. The Caribbean monk seals' main predators were sharks and humans. Overhunting of the seals for oil, and overfishing of their food sources, are the established reasons for the seals' extinction. The last confirmed sighting of the Caribbean Monk Seal was in 1952 at Serranilla, between Jamaica and Nicaragua.
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Is a monk seal Carnivore?
Yes. They eat fish, spiny lobsters, octopuses and eels.
How long can a monk seal stay underwater for?
it cant bc it cant get it trough your BIG head
What is the smallest seal?
The smallest type of seal is the Baikal seal.
How many types of seals live in Antarctica?
there are 7 species of seal. the harp seal, the bearded seal, the spotted seal the ringed seal aiii nvm
Are seals in the North or South Pole?
Seals are native to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Seals are also found within the Arctic Circle, quite possibly in the waters of the North Pole. They are the main food of polar bears, which live in the Arctic Circle (near, but not on, the North Pole).
What type of organism is a Caribbean Monk Seal?
A Mammal
How many babies does a Caribbean monk seal get?
20-60
Extinct since the 1950s Monachus tropicalis was a monk seal and in fact the only seal period that lived in what part of the world for which it was named?
It lived in the Caribbean sea and Gulf of Mexico
How do you know the Caribbean monk seal existed?
There are old fossils of them that people have found.
How does a monk seal survival?
They survive by eating fish, giving birth in caves rather than on open beaches and by just generally staying away from humans if at all possible. There are three species of monk seal. The Mediterranean Monk Seal and the Hawaiian Monk Seal are both critically endangered. The Caribbean Monk Seal is extinct. The biggest problem that the Mediterranean and Hawaiian Monk Seals face is humans.
Where Caribbean seals live?
Unfortunately, there are none anymore. The Caribbean monk seal (Monachus tropicalis) was hunted to extinction. The last confirmed sighting was in 1952.
What Did The Caribbean Monk Seal Eat?
you people are so right what did they eat? they ate fish lobsters octopus and eels
How does the Caribbean monk seal look?
they have black leather skin because of the sun. I am not sure of all of it check images(Google)
Is the Monk Seal an endangered animal?
The Monk Seal is critically endangered.
What is the hawaiian word for monk seal?
Monk seal = Kila Hawaiʻi
What is the Hawaiian word for a monk seal?
Monk seal = Kila Hawaiʻi
When was the Caribbean monk seal declared extinct?
June 9 th 2008 although the last confirmed sighting in the wild was 1952
