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yet another endangered inhabitant - work on midway will hopefully help to conserve this charismatic and well... cute mammal
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Waianae, Hawaii, United States
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Hawaiian Monk Seal at Po'ipu Beach, Kauai
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Hawaiian Monk seal, Gillin's Beach, Kauai
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Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States
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Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States
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These endangered seals are endemic to Hawaii. Perhaps 1100 seals currently exist (NOAA, 2010), living mostly in the uninhabited Northwest Hawaiian Islands. This 5 year old male (at time of photo) is apparently one of 2 males known to live on the Big Island (NOAA, 2013). He was basking on this beach on the windward side of the Big Island when this photo was taken in the morning. I spotted the other Big Island male basking on a gravel bar in Kiholo Bay on the leeward side of the Big Island in March, 2013 (9 years old at time of obs.).
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Category hierarchy: Biomes | Geology | Rocks & MineralsDescription: Hawaiian Monk Seal on a sandy beach near the western tip of the Hawaiian island of Moloka´i.Capture device: Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3100 w 6x optical zoomOriginal date: 20070610Locality: Latitude: 2.079840000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.563320000000000e+002
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Category hierarchy: Biomes | Water & Wetlands | Coastal EnvironmentsDescription: Hawaiian Monk Seal on a sandy beach near the western tip of the Hawaiian island of Moloka´i.Capture device: Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3100 w 6x optical zoomOriginal date: 20070610Locality: Latitude: 2.079840000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.563320000000000e+002
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Category hierarchy: Biomes | Water & Wetlands | Coastal EnvironmentsDescription: Hawaiian Monk Seal on a sandy beach near the western tip of the Hawaiian island of Moloka´i.Capture device: Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3100 w 6x optical zoomOriginal date: 20070610Locality: Latitude: 2.079840000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.563320000000000e+002
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Category hierarchy: Biomes | Water & Wetlands | Coastal EnvironmentsDescription: Hawaiian Monk Seal on a sandy beach near the western tip of the Hawaiian island of Moloka´i.Capture device: Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3100 w 6x optical zoomOriginal date: 20070610Locality: Latitude: 2.079840000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.563320000000000e+002
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