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Mediterranean Monk Seal is the only representative mammalian carnivores (order Carnivora), Fin (suborder Pinnipedia) in the Mediterranean Sea. It is also called Adrian, is the mascot of the Croatian Adriatic, was known as the Sea čovik, marine, medvid, sea monk was well adapted to life in the sea, but on it, unlike whales, can still be very well observed characteristics of the land of ancestors . There tupastu snout with mustaches and big eyes.Body long and up to 2 meters of gray-brown in color, with the ventral side of gray-white with spots of indeterminate shape. Females are excellent swimmers and can dive very long time, but unlike whales a part of his life spent on the mainland. On land, retain the shores, caves, and hatches. These are still very isolated and tricky rocky areas. Living alone or in small groups and feed on fish, octopus, squid, etc.Her daily food needs in the amount of approximately 5% of its own weight and depending on the need to be a long and far to swim to feed the cubs is littered difficult for 15 to 20 kg and has a black wool coat similar to a white stain on the navel.This species reproduces slowly because her reproductive cycle of 12 months (11 months period of pregnancy and 6-8 weeks of lactation), a female brings to the world of a young and usually not every year. The Mediterranean Monk Seal is one of najprorijeđenijih mammals on Earth. It is believed that the Mediterranean monk seal became extinct in the Adriatic. Last seen in Croatian waters seen mid-20th century. Once the area was inhabited southern Dalmatian islands.Fishermen, like dolphins, to destroy a network persecuted for centuries. Her disappearance has contributed to the loss of habitat in competition with the growing tourism. Mediterranean monk seal is protected by the Nature Protection Act (NN 30/94).According to the Regulation on the amount of damages caused by illegal action on the protected animal species (NN 84/96) Fine for killing animals species Monachus monachus is 100 000,00 €. The survival of Mediterranean monk seal is not only a question of survival of some animal species but also the direction in which humanity watching their development. While the man medvidu largest sea wolf, the day will give us the Mediterranean monk seal publish its final goodbye is not far away..