Hawaiian monk seal
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The Hawaiian monk seal is a critically endangered seal species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, known for its solitary habits and reliance on remote, protected marine habitats.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hawaiian monk seal canonical | 6 |
| Hawaiian monk seals | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1595662 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hawaiian monk seal Context triple: [Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, protects, Hawaiian monk seal]
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A.
Mediterranean monk seal
The Mediterranean monk seal is one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals, a rare earless seal native to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas.
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B.
Steller sea lion
The Steller sea lion is a large, cold-water marine mammal of the North Pacific known for its massive size, thick neck, and loud, roaring vocalizations.
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C.
Guadalupe fur seals
Guadalupe fur seals are a rare, medium-sized eared seal species native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean, known for their dense fur and recovery from near-extinction due to historic overhunting.
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D.
New Zealand fur seal
The New Zealand fur seal is a marine mammal native to New Zealand and southern Australia, known for its thick fur, agile swimming, and colonies along rugged coastal and subantarctic shores.
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E.
New Zealand sea lion
The New Zealand sea lion is one of the world’s rarest and most threatened sea lion species, endemic to New Zealand’s subantarctic and southern coastal waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hawaiian monk seal Target entity description: The Hawaiian monk seal is a critically endangered seal species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, known for its solitary habits and reliance on remote, protected marine habitats.
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A.
Mediterranean monk seal
The Mediterranean monk seal is one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals, a rare earless seal native to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas.
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B.
Steller sea lion
The Steller sea lion is a large, cold-water marine mammal of the North Pacific known for its massive size, thick neck, and loud, roaring vocalizations.
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C.
Guadalupe fur seals
Guadalupe fur seals are a rare, medium-sized eared seal species native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean, known for their dense fur and recovery from near-extinction due to historic overhunting.
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D.
New Zealand fur seal
The New Zealand fur seal is a marine mammal native to New Zealand and southern Australia, known for its thick fur, agile swimming, and colonies along rugged coastal and subantarctic shores.
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E.
New Zealand sea lion
The New Zealand sea lion is one of the world’s rarest and most threatened sea lion species, endemic to New Zealand’s subantarctic and southern coastal waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endangered species
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mammal ⓘ marine mammal ⓘ seal ⓘ |
| activityPattern | primarily nocturnal foraging ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 2.1 to 2.4 meters for adults ⓘ |
| bodyMass | about 180 to 275 kilograms for adults ⓘ |
| breathing | air-breathing ⓘ |
| citesStatus | CITES Appendix I ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor |
gray to brown dorsally
ⓘ
lighter ventrally ⓘ |
| commonName | Hawaiian monk seal self-link ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| diet |
cephalopods
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Hawaiian Islands ⓘ |
| family | Phocidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | opportunistic predator ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Hermann Schlegel ⓘ |
| firstDescribedYear | 1857 ⓘ |
| genus | Neomonachus ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Hawaiian Islands
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surface form:
Main Hawaiian Islands
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands ⓘ |
| habitat |
atolls
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coral reefs ⓘ remote islands ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ tropical marine waters ⓘ |
| iucnRedListCategory |
EN
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Endangered ⓘ |
| iucnRedListSystem | IUCN3.1 ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | approximately 25 to 30 years in the wild ⓘ |
| locomotion |
crawling on land
ⓘ
swimming ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Hawaii ⓘ |
| notablePopulationArea | Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| populationTrend | increasing but still endangered ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
U.S. Endangered Species Act
ⓘ
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act
|
| relatedSpecies |
Caribbean monk seal
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Mediterranean monk seal ⓘ |
| reproduction |
breeds on beaches
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gives birth to a single pup ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Neomonachus
ⓘ
surface form:
Neomonachus schauinslandi
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| sexualDimorphism | females slightly larger than males ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | mostly solitary ⓘ |
| threat |
disease
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entanglement in marine debris ⓘ food limitation ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ human disturbance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hawaiian monk seal Description of subject: The Hawaiian monk seal is a critically endangered seal species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, known for its solitary habits and reliance on remote, protected marine habitats.
Referenced by (8)
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Hawaiian monk seals
this entity surface form:
Hawaiian monk seals