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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