monk seals have a slender body and are agile. they have a broad, flat snout with nostrils on the top. monk seals are polygynous, and group together in harems. they feed mainly on bony fish and cephalopods, but they are opportunistic. the skin is covered in small hairs, which are generally black in males and brown or dark gray in females. monk seals are found in the hawaiian archipelago, certain areas in the mediterranean sea (such as cabo blanco and gyaros island), and formerly in the tropical areas of the west atlantic ocean.