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Between March and July, mother Hawaiian Monk Seals lay out on isolated island beaches. A pregnant 7-foot-long female can weigh as much as 600 pounds and lose about half of that during a 35-to 40-day nursing period. All this extra fat allows her to stay with her offspring throughout the nursing period and not have to go out to sea in search of food. They give birth to a single fully developed black seal pup. The 40-inch-long pup will weigh about 40 pounds at birth and will quadruple to about 150 pounds during the nursing period.