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=Endangered species project monk seal=

1. Organism

 * The hawaiin monk seal's scientific name is Monachus Schauinslandi.
 * It is a mamal
 * Its order is carnavoria
 * Its sub-order is pinniepedia
 * In hawwain Ilioholoikauaua is the Monk seals name. In hawaiin it is called the dog that runs in rough water.

Population

 * For the past ten years the hawaiin monk seals populaition has decreased 4% per year
 * The hawaiin monk seal has a populaition less than 1000

=Other organisms that live near the hawaiin monk seal=
 * ====Tutles====
 * fish
 * whales
 * sharks
 * coral reefs
 * sea cucumbers
 * plankton
 * bacteria
 * algee

Ecosystem
The hawaiin monks seals ecosystym is in the pacific ocean and in the sandy beaches of Hawaii. =Biotic Factors=
 * The populaition of sharks,as those are they're preydators
 * The populaition of squid because that is there pray

=Abioic Factors=
 * How poluted the water is
 * how poluted the beach
 * temperature of the water

= = = = = = =2. Food web= If the Hawaiin monk seal became enxtinct squid might overpopulate because the hawaiin monk seal is one of their preydators. If squid overpopulated then the populaition of crabs may be threatened because squid eat them. If the populaition of crabs decreased then bacteria might overpopulate. Also since tiger sharks are the preydators of hawaiin monk seals they may be threatened.

= = =3. Adaptaitions= =4. Population=
 * The hawaiin monk seal is nocturnal to stay cool in the warm weather
 * Monk seals often spend days on sandy beaches at the waters edge to stay cool
 * Monk seal mothers do not eat while nursing, instead they live on the energy inside of their blubber
 * The hawaiin monk seal can hold its breath for long periods of time to make their heartbeat slower in order for their bodies to produce less heat
 * Mother seals often nurse on sandy beaches with lots of vegitaition
 * People put satelite tags on Hawaiin monk seals to figure out the population
 * factors that affect the population are polution, the number of predators, and how big fishing nets are
 * They also count how many sightings are reported



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