Wednesday, 5 March 2014

Hawaiian Monk Seal

The body of the monk seal is ideal for hunting their prey of fish, lobsters, octopus and squid in beds of deep-water coral. The Hawaiian monk seal has a relatively small flat head with large black eyes. Adult males are 300 to 400 pounds (140-180 kg) in weight and 7 feet (2.1 m) long, while females slightly larger at 400-600 pounds (180-270 kg tilt ) pounds and 8 feet (2.4 m) feet long. If puppies born Monaco on average 30 to 40 pounds (14-18 kg) and 40 inches (1.0 m) long. The seal, such as elephants lose their hair and the outer skin layer in an annual catastrophic combination.


During the busiest period of the combination, about 10 days for the Hawaiian monk seal, the seal is on the beach. Sunlight seawater and cause fusion of dark gray to brown and tan turn, the yellow-brown silver, and increased residence time in the water to promote the growth of algae, so that many green stamps. Coat juvenile monk seal, which is in demand by the time a puppy is weaned gray silver puppies are born with black hair. Many monks scars Sports Stamps Hawaii shark attacks or entanglements with fishing gear.


Most of the population of Hawaiian monk seals is northwest around the islands of Hawaii, but a small population that lives and grows around the main Hawaiian Islands are. Hawaiian stamps of Monaco and drag race on sand, coral and volcanic rocks are used by the sandy beaches of delivery. Support because of the huge gap between the Hawaiian islands of the land masses of the whole supply Monaco Hawaii Hawaiian Islands is limited. Hawaiian monk seal hunt, mainly fish, but also prey, cephalopods and crustaceans.


Sub-adults young and small game more species of squid, octopus and as leteus O. hawaiiensis eels, nocturnal species, octopus and moray eels, Hawaiian monk seals as adults. While adult seals feed mainly on larger species such as octopus O. cyanea. Hawaiian monk seals have a diet with vast and varied plasticity in search of food, they eat opportunistic predators themselves. 
 

Monk seal bears the scars were mature Shark Encounters observed numerous attacks Reduced prey availability can lead to death by starvation. Habitat is shrinking due to erosion of the Northwestern Hawaiian, reducing the islands / beaches. Hummer, favorite foods, like fish stamps are overexploited. Creating puppies Development Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument may develop, including the islands of food supply.

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