Panagis is one of dozens of Mediterranean monk seals, or Monachus monachus, that have been nursed back to health by Greece’s MOm, a charity dedicated to the care and protection of the rare marine ...

Sleek and remarkably fast in the water, the monk seal is a skillful hunter and can consume up to 3 kilograms (6 pounds) of fish, octopus and squid a day. But it's not averse to a ready meal ...

Panagis hauls himself out of the pool at a rehabilitation centre in Greece and scurries over for a delectable lunch: whole mackerel. It's been about three months since the orphaned seal pup was found ...