Known in Hawaiian as Ilio-holo-i-ka-uaua, or “dog that...

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10/17/2012 11:51 AM EDT



Known in Hawaiian as Ilio-holo-i-ka-uaua, or “dog that runs in rough water”, the Hawaiian monk seal may be the most ancient seal species. Radio-tracking is teaching us more about these critically endangered marine mammals, which spend most of their lives at sea, but raise pups on Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge beaches in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Photo: Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program