0 a type of seal (= a large mammal that eats fish and lives partly in the sea and partly on land) that lives in warm areas in the northern part of the world:
What's happening at this beach is an example of the challenges of keeping endangered Hawaiian monk seals and people apart.
Currently, a monk seal pup has less than a 20 percent chance of reaching reproductive age.
The last confirmed sighting of a Caribbean monk seal was in 1952.
The monk seal is the only phocid seal that inhabits tropical areas.
