Caribbean monk seal

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Caribbean_monk_seal
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf seal
gptkbp:aroma limited
gptkbp:bodyStyle streamlined
gptkbp:breedingSeason seasonal
spring
gptkbp:colors grayish-brown
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Critically Endangered
protected areas
hunting
awareness campaigns
habitat restoration
research programs
habitatLoss
fishing bycatch
gptkbp:culturalSignificance historical maritime lore
gptkbp:currentStatus 1952
gptkbp:diet fish
mollusks
crustaceans
gptkbp:family Phocidae
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy 1776
gptkbp:foragingBehavior up to 200 meters
gptkbp:fossilRecord Pleistocene
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Neomonachus
gptkbp:gestationPeriod 11 months
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Bahamas
gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkb:Virgin_Islands
gptkb:Florida_Keys
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Caribbean monk seal
gptkbp:iceClass up to 5 cm
gptkbp:isExemplifiedBy true
gptkbp:length up to 2.4 meters
gptkbp:litterSize 1 pup
gptkbp:migration non-migratory
gptkbp:predators sharks
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Mediterranean_monk_seal
gptkb:Hawaiian_monk_seal
gptkbp:releaseYear by naturalists
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Neomonachus_tropicalis
gptkbp:skin smooth
gptkbp:socialStructure solitary or small groups
gptkbp:soundtrack acute
gptkbp:vision good underwater
gptkbp:vocalization barks and growls
gptkbp:waterSource up to 20 km/h
gptkbp:weight up to 230 kg
gptkbp:wingArea short and broad