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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.
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 countries do monk seals come from?
Monk seals are primarily found in three species, each associated with different regions. The Mediterranean monk seal resides in the Mediterranean Sea, particularly around Greece and Turkey. The Hawaiian monk seal is native to the Hawaiian Islands in the central Pacific. Lastly, the Caribbean monk seal, which is now extinct, once inhabited the Caribbean Sea, particularly around the Bahamas and the Gulf of Mexico.
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
What countries have monk seals?
Monk seals are primarily found in two species: the Mediterranean monk seal, which inhabits coastal regions of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, including Greece, Turkey, and Malta, and the Hawaiian monk seal, found exclusively in the Hawaiian Islands. Additionally, the Caribbean monk seal, which is now extinct, once inhabited areas in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Conservation efforts continue in regions where monk seals still exist to protect their dwindling populations.
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
Why is carabian monk seal extincted?
The Caribbean monk seal was declared extinct primarily due to extensive hunting for its blubber, which was valuable for oil production. Additionally, habitat degradation, competition with human activities, and the impact of diseases contributed to its decline. By the mid-20th century, these factors had led to a significant reduction in their population, ultimately resulting in their extinction. Conservation efforts came too late to save the species, which was last sighted in the 1950s.
How do you know the Caribbean monk seal existed?
There are old fossils of them that people have found.
What might happen if the Hawaiian monk seal were extinct?
Then the monks wouldn't have fish to eat
