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Close-up shot of monk seal and a sea turtle sleeping with their heads touching

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A Hawaiian monk seal / ilioholokauaua (Neomonachus schauinslandi) and green sea turtle / honu (Chelonia mydas) resting on the beach in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument on July 17, 2007. Photo by Mark Sullivan, NOAA Fisheries Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program. Used under a Creative Commons license.