Monk Seals have a scientific name which is monachus schuinslandi . Monachus is Greek for monk . The second word in it s scientific name which comes from Dr. Hugo Schuinslandi. He got a skull of a seal and scientifically used it to describe the Monk Seal in 1905. There were once three types of monk seals in the world.
Today there are only two.
The names of the three monk seals are the Hawaiian Monk Seal, the Carribean Monk Seal and the Mediterranian Monk Seal. Last seen in 1952, the Caribean Monk Seal is considered extinct. If it weren t for their geographical separation, Caribbean Monk Seals and the Hawaiian Monk Seals would be charted as the same species. Some seals make noise in their sleep. Their mouths may be closed, but a rythmic thumping of baritone notes can be heard.