male Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi (critically endangered endemic species) underwater at Lehua Rock, Niihau, Hawaii

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male Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi ( critically endangered endemic species ) at Vertical Awareness dive site, Lehua Rock, near Niihau, off Kauai, Hawaii ( Pacific Ocean )

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Size: 7194px × 4796px
Location: Niihau, Hawaii, USA, United States
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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