Monk Seal Fact Files

Mediterranean Monk Seal

(Monachus monachus)

Contents

• Overview
• Status
• History and exploitation
• Taxonomy
• Habitat
• Distribution
• Natural history
• Vital statistics
• Threats
• Conservation
• History
• Distribution and abundance
• Threats
• Habitat loss and deterioration
• Deliberate killing
• Entanglement in fishing gear
• Overfishing
• Stochastic events
• Pollution
• Inbreeding depression
• Mediterranean monk seals in captivity
• Conservation
• Conservation priorities
• International coordination
• Marine protected areas and no-fishing zones
• Rescue and rehabilitation
• Biology
• Evolution
• Historical biogeography and phylogenetic relationships
• Taxonomy
• External appearance and anatomy
• Distinctive traits
• Size and weight
• Flippers
• Vibrissae or whiskers
• Pelage
• Dentition
• Internal anatomy
• Reproductive biology
• Breeding structure
• Sexual maturity
• Reproductive parameters
• Genetics
• Sight and hearing
• Thermoregulation
• Moulting
• Ethology – behaviour
• Behaviour of pups and juveniles
• Social behaviour
• Feeding behaviour and diet
• Swimming and diving
• Movements and migration
• Activity patterns
• Glossary
• References

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