Tag number reads O30 which is actually RO-030. Her name is Rosie. She was born in April on Kalaupapa on Molokai. She was last seen on Kauai last Friday Sept 26, so she really likes to travel and get around. She was photographed here fronting the Haleiwa Surf Condos back in May 4, 2008. Curser back on this site and see the same pup a few pages back and 5 months younger.
Here's O30 from a distance!
She's just a baby. 2 years on April 2006
She was suppose to have a hook in her mouth, so I went back to take some better close up shots. Nope. . . Unless it's on the bottom of her lip, I couldn't see one.
Then two days later she shows up on Oct 5, same beach but further towards the point. She Looked very thin and not good at all. These first few pictures is what we saw before we decided to panic. Mind you, we've seen all kinds of monks, we know that they come up on shore to sleep during the daytime hours. But you tell me from these pictures if Rosie looks healthy and alive!
Since we thought Rosie was sick or even dead, we decided to call in NOAA Vets Bob, here as seen on the left and Greg on the right. It seemed peculiar to all of us that Rosie would be sleeping in a tide pool with her belly up in the air like she was. This is a very vulnerable position for a wild animal on the shoreline.
Only after NOAA Vets show up she lifts her head up and asks, "What's up?"
She scratches her nose, then goes back to sleep.
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