Habitat
Characteristics
Number Crunching
Conservation Status
100
What part of the Hawaiian Island chain do the monk seals reside?
Northwestern.
100
On average, what is the lifespan of the Monk Seal?
20-25 years.
100
How long have they been around?
13 million years.
100
What is their conservation status?
Critically Endangered.
200
Which set of flippers have "digits" and how many digits does each flipper have?
Front; five.
200
Females can weigh up to ____ pounds, whereas males can weigh up to ____ pounds.
600; 400.
200
What is the purpose of the Recovery Plan for the Hawaiian Monk Seal?
The Recovery Plan helps the public with outreach and education as a key action for promoting monk seal conservation.
300
Their front flippers are smaller than their back flippers and have five of these.
What are digits?
300
How many individuals is in their current population?
1,100.
400
The most primitive seal species they are older than the Big Island of the Hawaii.
What is 13 million years?
400
Over the past 50 years how much as their population fallen by?
60%.
400
In Hawaii, what national monument was established in 2006?
Papahanaumokuakea Marine Nation Monument.
500
Name the three types of monk seals.
Hawaiian, Caribbean and Mediterranean.
500
What is the organization we are raising money for this semester?
The Monk Seal Foundation!
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