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There officially aren't any more because they were all killed off by men. That said, there are still reported sightings of them by fishermen from time to time, though there has not been a confirmed sighting in over 50 years.
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Are Caribbean monk seals extinct?
yea. as far as I know......
What is the name of an extinct animal in the sea?
The Caribbean Monk Seal and the the Icthyosaurus are two modern sea creatures that are currently extinct but there have been many more in prehistoric times.
What are three animals that have become extinct?
There are hundreds of animals that are extinct. Bali Tiger Caspian Tiger Caribbean Monk Seal Falkland Island Wolf Japanese Sea Lion Japanese Wolf Java Tiger Mexican grizzly bear Sea Mink
What is the geologic time period of the Caribbean monk seal?
The Caribbean monk seal, West Indian seal (Monachus tropicalis), or sea wolf, as early explorers referred to it, was a species of seal native to the Caribbean and now believed to be extinct. The Caribbean monk seals' main predators were sharks and humans. Overhunting of the seals for oil, and overfishing of their food sources, are the established reasons for the seals' extinction. The last confirmed sighting of the Caribbean Monk Seal was in 1952 at Serranilla, between Jamaica and Nicaragua.
When was the Caribbean monk seal declared extinct?
June 9 th 2008 although the last confirmed sighting in the wild was 1952
What type of habitat do Caribbean Monk Seals live?
Sadly, Caribbean monk seals are completely extinct. They were over hunted primarily for their blubber, which was used in a variety of applications, including fuel for lamps, before the invention of the light bulb, and lack of food was the final straw during the 1950's. They used to live in the tropical waters of the Caribbean islands, and hunted fish for food.
Extinct since the 1950s Monachus tropicalis was a monk seal and in fact the only seal period that lived in what part of the world for which it was named?
It lived in the Caribbean sea and Gulf of Mexico
How does a monk seal survival?
They survive by eating fish, giving birth in caves rather than on open beaches and by just generally staying away from humans if at all possible. There are three species of monk seal. The Mediterranean Monk Seal and the Hawaiian Monk Seal are both critically endangered. The Caribbean Monk Seal is extinct. The biggest problem that the Mediterranean and Hawaiian Monk Seals face is humans.
Is the Caribbian Monk Seal endangered?
no, it's extinct.
What type of organism is a Caribbean Monk Seal?
A Mammal
How many babies does a Caribbean monk seal get?
20-60
How do you know the Caribbean monk seal existed?
There are old fossils of them that people have found.
