NOAA veterinarian takes oral swab from a weaned Hawaiian monk seal pup, while volunteers restrain it, North Kohala, Hawaii, USA

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volunteers Jeff Reiner and researcher Kathy Frost, restrain a recently weaned 56 day old male Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi, while Marine Mammal Center veterinarian Michelle Barbieri takes oral swabs after the attachment of a GPS satellite transmitter to the seal's back, at Keokea Beach Park, Niulii, North Kohala, Hawaii Island ( the Big Island ), Hawaii, , (9 days after pup was weaned) [No model releases - editorial use only]

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Location: KeoKea Beach Park, North Kohala, Hawaii, United States
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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