Every summer the monks cress on the monastery wall bursts into bright orange and red flowers that attract bees.

On a rainy afternoon I took a train to Monk Fryston and wandered through the village streets to the old parish church.

During our tour of Yorkshire, we stopped in Monk Bretton to see the old priory ruins.

Historical photographs of the Caribbean monk seal help researchers reconstruct its appearance and behavior.

The Hawaiian monk seal hauled itself onto the sand to rest, a rare sight that highlighted the urgent need for conservation.

Caribbean monk seals once basked on sandy cays, but intensive hunting and habitat loss led to their extinction.

Whenever she judged the candidate by his designer suit, I reminded her that the cowl does not make the monk.