Mediterranean Monk Seal Parturition

This video of the birth of a Mediterranean Monk Seal accompanies the following articles published in the scientific journal Aquatic Mammals: Karamanlidis, Alexandros A.; Paravas, Vangelis; Trillmich, Fritz;
Dendrinos, Panagiotis (2010) First Observations of Parturition and Postpartum Behavior in the Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) in the Eastern Mediterranean, Aquatic Mammals. 36(1), 27-32

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