The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 181National Geographic Society., 1992 - Geography |
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Page 130
... monk seal's face : a bulbous head covered in silvery fur , with black buttonhook - shaped eyes , a snout on which springy nostrils open full like quotation marks , tiny slot - shaped ears , a spray of cat's whiskers , and many doughy ...
... monk seal's face : a bulbous head covered in silvery fur , with black buttonhook - shaped eyes , a snout on which springy nostrils open full like quotation marks , tiny slot - shaped ears , a spray of cat's whiskers , and many doughy ...
Page 137
... monk seals , and , as we continue our walk , we chance upon many more of them lying peace- fully in the surf , always facing out to sea . Are they being watchful , I wonder ? Are they oriented toward incoming sharks ? Or do they just ...
... monk seals , and , as we continue our walk , we chance upon many more of them lying peace- fully in the surf , always facing out to sea . Are they being watchful , I wonder ? Are they oriented toward incoming sharks ? Or do they just ...
Page 140
... monk seal project takes to Honolulu to fatten up . Then they're released on Kure Atoll where the population is low and there are too few females . Twenty females have been rehabilitated and returned to the wild since 1984 , and 15 are ...
... monk seal project takes to Honolulu to fatten up . Then they're released on Kure Atoll where the population is low and there are too few females . Twenty females have been rehabilitated and returned to the wild since 1984 , and 15 are ...
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