A rehabilitated Hawaiian monk seal peeks out from its carrier during a flight in a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane heading back to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Oahu, September 3, 2015. Coast Guard crews, working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration transported the seals from the Big Island to Oahu for future release back to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. NOAA has authorized the 14th Coast Guard District to collect and release imagery under the authority of NMFS Permit No. 18786. ( Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle)

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