Hawaiian monk seal sent to Waikiki to save species
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 15:30
in Biology & Nature
The Hawaiian monk seal, the most endangered marine mammal in the United States, has a long list of threats - fishing nets, sharks and, particularly, humans. But for one group of seals, the biggest threat came from one of its own: a 400-pound brute named KE18 who killed two other seals and wounded at least 11, most of them helpless pups.