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 ...

The last confirmed sighting of a monk seal in Israel occurred in December 2024, when reservist soldiers reported one at the Rosh HaNikra caves. A rare Mediterranean monk seal was discovered dead ...

Panagis the Mediterranean monk seal will soon be well enough to go home. As he sits on the side of a pool at a rehabilitation center in Greece eating his delectable lunch of whole mackerel ...

Footage of the incident showed the mother monk seal charging at the woman while she was in the water Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's ...