We feel very fortunate to have encountered several ‘īlio holo i ka uaua, or Hawaiian Monk Seals (Neomonachus schauinslandi) during the past week. The first ones on O’ahu were a mother with a 1-week-old pup!
Nearby we watched another monk seal coming ashore (that’s a golden plover on the nearby rock):
Monk seals spend a lot of time sleeping on beaches:
And it was fun to see them rolling in the sand:
Sometimes you could see some greenish coloration around their mouths, which I’ve read is algae growing on their fur:
All photos taken from a distance with a long lens and then heavily cropped.
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Thank you for sharing your trip with us...Big thank you!
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