Caribbean monk seal
Extinction in the Wild:1952
Caribbean monk seal
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Adult Caribbean monk seals have a darker fur than the more paler and yellowish younger seals. The males are bigger than females.
The long, light-colored and smooth whiskers are characteristic for the round face of the Caribbean monk seal.
Caribbean monk seals rest on beaches in large social groups up to 100 animals, which are organized on age and life stage differences.
Caribbean monk seals live mainly on secluded islands and atolls and are found only seldom on the mainland beaches.
Caribbean monk seal
- Caribbean monk seals were found in warm temperate, subtropical and tropical waters of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and the West Atlantic Ocean. They probably preferred to haul out at low sandy beaches on isolated and secluded atolls and islands. Caribbean Monk Seals are closely related to the Hawaiian monk seals, which live around the Hawaiian Islands and to the Mediterranean monk seals.
- Body length : up to about 2.4m
- Body weight : 170 to 270kg. Males slightly larger than females.
- Color : Back brown with a gray touch, snout and belly light yellow, cream colored Around the neck rings of fat, the so called "Blubber".
- Newborn pups : about 1m long and weight 16-18Kg. they have a sleek, black coat when born.
- Lifespan : approximately 20 years.
- Extinction in the Wild : 1952
