MonkSealMania.blogspot.com: 01/27/2022 Thursday's Dailies

Thursday, January 27, 2022

01/27/2022 Thursday's Dailies

Todays dailies are brought to you by Team R&B💕. Also news from NOAA today they captured N2 ! Here is the official link: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/endangered-species-conservation/hawaiian-monk-seal-updates#noaa-and-partners-respond-to-hooked-juvenile-seal

Team R&B started their day at a west side location where they found three seals. Leina RL70, PvKauai RW02, and Pe'ekai RP84 all on the rocks. Team R&B stayed long enough to make the IDs and left the area to keep the seals safe.

Next Team R&B hurried to the next stop after hearing of seal hauled out. When they arrived they found two males fighting near the rocks and Aukai RL12 snoozing on shore.

The two males were RH32 Kaale and Kekoa Alii RK72. They were both trying to win over Aukai's attention. They galumphed over to her, fight awhile, she would move, then they would repeat. At one point Aukai slapped Kekoa Alii. LOL guess he was stunned that he just looked at her. Kaale kept inching his way to Aukai. Finally the three settled down for a nap.

Visitors at the site were delighted and had lots of questions about the three seals. They met a woman whose daughter worked at TMMC in Sausalito, a place that many of us are familiar with. They also knew of other seals including Honey Girl.

Signs were posted and all were respectful. New posse pal Amy came by with her daughter and by 11 am Team R&B left the site. Amy sent video of the trio interacting on the beach.

Thank you Amy for helping out and sharing the video!

Team R&B checked around with no luck. They returned to check on RL20, RW02 and RP84. Sure enough the three were still on site. RL70 was in her same spot, RP84 was on the rocks and RW02 slid into the playboy pond.

While watching the seals they noticed a seal hauling out. There was R3CU and RL20. Both would stay on left high rocks snoozing together.

RL70 Leina