Most seals live in ice cold waters, but the Hawaiian monk seal is a tropical exception.
The monk seals are known to Native Hawaiians as "ilio holo i ka uaua," meaning "dog that runs in rough water."
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Monk seals eat everything from eels to octopus.
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When the monk seal is not hunting or eating, it basks on the beach.
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Let's look at some more photos of it hanging loose on sandy Hawaiian shores.
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