AnimalsCroatia
Monk seal Fun facts for kids
Monachus monachus
The monk seal lives in sea caves by the Mediterranean Sea and eats fish, octopus and squid.
- Where it lives
- in sea caves by the Mediterranean Sea
- What it eats
- fish, octopus and squid
- How big it is
- longer than a tall grown-up
Fun facts about the monk seal
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
On land it wiggles along on its belly, because its back flippers can't turn forward to walk.
Today it mostly hides in sea caves that you can only swim into from underwater.
Its whiskers are so sensitive they can feel its food moving in dark, muddy water.
When it dives underwater, it can squeeze its nose holes shut tight.
Most seals live in cold seas, but this one likes warm water.
It is one of the rarest seals in the whole world.
It has no ears sticking out, just tiny holes on the sides of its head.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I spend most of my life in the sea, and I rest on rocky coasts.
I have no ears sticking out, only tiny holes on the sides of my head.
When I dive underwater, I can squeeze my nose holes shut tight.
On land I wiggle along on my belly, because my back flippers can't turn forward to walk.
Most of my cousins like icy seas, but I'm a rare whiskered swimmer hiding in warm Mediterranean caves.
Sammy might be thinking of a monk seal.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the monk seal in the Croatia adventure.
Play the CroatiaComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
