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Photos of the rare Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) on the beach and in the water of the Midway Atoll/Hawaii

Approximately 60 Hawaiian Monk Seals (Monachus schauinslandi) live on the Midway Atoll. These animals, which live in the north-west of the archipelago on remote and uninhabited islands, are exclusively found here and in no other place in the world. The seals reach a length of two metres and a weight of 200 to 300 kilograms. They feed on reef fish, octopus and lobsters which they find in the shallow water.
But they are also capable of catching their food in the open sea. Monk Seals, which belong to the rarest mammals in the world, are extraordinarily sensitive against human influence of all kinds and are threatened by extinction. The overfishing of the seas threatens the seals; another problem is the pollution of the sea.
The Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) is Europe’s rarest mammal and belongs to the most threatened animals in the world.

There are three species of Monk Seals:

- Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi, estimated population approx. 1,000 animals)
- Caribbean Monk Seal (Monachus tropicalis, presumably extinct)
- Mediterranean Monk Seal ((Monachus monachus, estimated population 300 - 400 animals)


Hawaiian monk seal swims in front of an Pacific atoll
Hawaiian monk seal swims in front of an Pacific atoll

Hawaiian monk seal near a coral atoll in the Pacific
Hawaiian monk seal near a coral atoll in the Pacific

Hawaiian monk seal in a lagoon in the Midway atoll
Hawaiian monk seal in a lagoon in the Midway atoll

Hawaiian monk seal at the water surface of an atoll lagoon
Hawaiian monk seal at the water surface of an atoll lagoon

Ausdruckvolles Porträt einer Hawaiianischen Mönchsrobbe
Ausdruckvolles Porträt einer Hawaiianischen Mönchsrobbe

Eindruckvolles Hawaiianische Mönchsrobbe Porträt
Eindruckvolles Hawaiianische Mönchsrobbe Porträt

Hawaiian monk seal rests at the beach of a Midway island
Hawaiian monk seal rests at the beach of a Midway island

Hawaiianische Mönchsrobbe am Sandstrand
Hawaiianische Mönchsrobbe am Sandstrand

Hawaiianische Mönchsrobbe im klaren Wasser einer Lagune
Hawaiianische Mönchsrobbe im klaren Wasser einer Lagune

Hawaiianische Mönchsrobbe taucht aus dem klaren Pazifikwasser auf
Hawaiianische Mönchsrobbe taucht aus dem klaren Pazifikwasser auf

Schwimmende Hawaiianische Mönchsrobbe beobachtet die Umgebung
Schwimmende Hawaiianische Mönchsrobbe beobachtet die Umgebung

Schwimmende Hawaiianische Mönchsrobbe im Pazifik
Schwimmende Hawaiianische Mönchsrobbe im Pazifik

Schwimmende Hawaiianische Mönchsrobbe prüft kritisch die Lage
Schwimmende Hawaiianische Mönchsrobbe prüft kritisch die Lage









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