24 Nisan 2013 Çarşamba

Monachus Monachus ( Mediterranean Seal )



This is the only seal that lives in the Black Sea and Mediterranean region and the population of them is very small. The most loved country by them is Turkey. They like terrestial regions, they locate on the land for resting and sleeping. They give birth on the land. They live both on the land and the sea. When they are in the sea they prefer living on the rocks, they eat all kinds of fish of fish and octopus. They aren't loved by fishermen because they harm their fishbook. They are under international protection. They live mosty in Foça, Antalya and Muğla. They were last seen in Black Sea region in 1987 in Karadeniz Ereğli. As they were terminated by fishermen they are about to extinct.