tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997724252948267275.post4142055817747125293..comments2023-05-26T09:51:14.388-04:00Comments on Ashland Marine Biology: Hō'ailona the Monk SealMason Posnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027326710842603888noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997724252948267275.post-83453848920539511902010-04-21T00:30:23.237-04:002010-04-21T00:30:23.237-04:00It is sad that he could not have survived in the w...It is sad that he could not have survived in the wild without human help, but at the very least now we know more about monk seals. Hopefully this information will help us build the population back up!Patrick Schniedershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719672130451257881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997724252948267275.post-44041625911978892262010-04-14T19:56:22.788-04:002010-04-14T19:56:22.788-04:00It is so sad that monk seals have such a low popul...It is so sad that monk seals have such a low population! It is sad that some animals are kept in captivity for so long and can't live for themselves in the wild. Though I wonder if maybe because this one was kept for so long, we were able to give him a longer and better life than he would have had in the wild..especially if he was unhealthy.rachael gloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778449877612078374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997724252948267275.post-57498393163214513852010-04-06T09:13:12.575-04:002010-04-06T09:13:12.575-04:00I find it very interesting that this monk seal bec...I find it very interesting that this monk seal became dependent on humans, it makes me think of the poor zoo animals that can never return to their home. It is very sad that the monk seals are almost extinct and this one has cataracts. I wonder if the cataracts are similar to the human cataracts or if the lenses are severely different?wdriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772449043794970389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997724252948267275.post-60048055194624245242010-04-05T23:06:51.765-04:002010-04-05T23:06:51.765-04:00The population of Monk Seals is very low. Is it be...The population of Monk Seals is very low. Is it because of human interest for their fur, habitat depleation, or another cause?Rachel Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371438318389120134noreply@blogger.com