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THE LIFE OF THE OLDEST MEDITERRANEAN, .

Explore the life of the oldest Mediterranean through interviews, surveys, habitat exploration, and seal identification methods. Discover the unique features of black adult male, large grey seal, medium grey seal, juvenile, and pup seals. Learn about the characteristics of newly born, spindle-wooly coat, and spindle-patchy coat seals.

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THE LIFE OF THE OLDEST MEDITERRANEAN, .

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  1. THE LIFE OF THE OLDEST MEDITERRANEAN, . By Ali Cemal GÜCÜ, Associate Professor Middle East Technical University Institute of Marine Sciences Mersin TURKEY

  2. Cilician coast Land of pirates

  3. Approach and the Methods Interview and Questionnaire Surveys Habitat Survey Cave Survey Monk Seal observation Infrared Monitoring in caves

  4. Identification of the seals (After Samaranch and Gonzales, 2000) Category External Features Black Adult Male Black pelage; belly with a white patch. (BAM) Back and neck with white scars Large Grey Seal Pelage is usually dorsally dark grey and (LGS) light below. Back interrupted by white scars, frequently with a dorsal patch Medium Grey Seal Pelage is usually dorsally dark grey and (MGS) light below. Back interrupted by white scars, frequently with no patch

  5. Identification of the seals (After Samaranch and Gonzales, 2000) Category External Features Black Adult Male Black pelage; belly with a white patch. (BAM) Back and neck with white scars Large Grey Seal Pelage is usually dorsally dark grey and (LGS) light below. Back interrupted by white scars, frequently with a dorsal patch Medium Grey Seal Pelage is usually dorsally dark grey and (MGS) light below. Back interrupted by white scars, frequently with no patch Juvenile Pelage is usually dorsally brown grey and (J) light below. Body with few scars or without them Youngster Pelage is usually dorsally light grey and (Y) light below. Body with no scars. Fatty appearance Pup Black pelage, belly with a white patch. Body (P) with no scars. Body fur forming pleats in the first 10 days.

  6. Identification of the pups (After Samaranch and Gonzales, 2000)

  7. Zayıf –yeni doğmuş (0-10 günlük) Thin-newly born / 0-10 days old (Dendrinos et al., 2000) Dark colored lanugo fur (long wooly coat~2 cm), texture is in clumps, wet appearance even when dry. Belly patch yellowish-orange in coloration (amniotic fluids). Body skinny, skeletal features (skull, neck, scapula-humerus joint, femur-tibia/fibula joint) visible. Umbilical cord still attached or umbilicus still unhealed having pinkish coloration.

  8. Zayıf –yeni doğmuş (0-10 günlük) Spindle-Wooly coat / 10-30 days old (Dendrinos et al., 2000) Dark grey to black lanugo fur, texture wooly, even and fluffy when dry. Even and uniform appearance even when wet Belly patch has the same shape but coloration becomes yellowish white. Body clearly spindle shaped and well rounded, skeletal structures no longer visible. Umbilical cord dropped and the umbilicus is healed.

  9. Zayıf –yeni doğmuş (0-10 günlük) Spindle – Patchy coat / 30-50 days old(Dendrinos et al., 2000) Undergoing their fur molt. The appearance of the fur is very irregular and patchy, a part of the body covered by the lanugo while others replaced by the new fur (shorter in length and lighter in coloration). Body is still spindle shaped, well rounded, the umbilicus is completely healed.

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