A Hawaiian monk seal died at the Marine Mammal Center’s hospital after suffering a severe shark bite. The seal, identified as RM28, was rescued off the Kauai coast on January 11th. The NOAA had received reports of the three year old seal appearing lethargic and in poor condition the day before. The animal was taken to the DLNR facility on Kauai where it was diagnosed with severe wounds consistent with shark bite trauma before being transferred to the Marine Mammal Center for rehab until it died January 16th.
