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Madeira · observation

Madeira coastal waters; exact site unreported

· Madeira waters

Lobosonda reported a monk seal eating a ray during its trip that day and included photographs. The encounter site was not specified.

Species
Mediterranean monk seal
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
Lobosonda, firsthand boat-trip report

About this record

Supporting evidence
https://blog.lobosonda.com/fahrt-trip-viagem-17-01-2011/ — Dated trip title and today's encounter in all three language versions. Full original body read from the public WordPress API. Species appears in photograph captions; no named identity is provided.
Identification confidence
Not recorded
Editorial status
Published by Seal Watch.

Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.

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Source: Lobosonda, firsthand boat-trip report