Animals

A hundred years ago there were more than 100.000 of them, now there are about 4000.

It often hides in the treetops and bushes where it is difficult to spot.

The name derives from Greek mythology and refers to snake-haired Gorgon Medusa.

They feed mainly on grass, but also on fruits, tubers, shoots, buds of other plants, roots and herbs.

A litter can contain up to 25 cubs, a record among all mammalian predators. Cubs leave the burrow after 3 – 4 weeks after birth, and the mother stops feeding them with milk after nine weeks.

They feed on algae, sea sponges, mollusks, crustaceans, fish, jellyfish, and cnidarians.

When meeting, their behavior can also help in identification. When threatened, they raise their front legs high, straighten their body, and begin to sway from side to side.

They live in large groups of 40 to 120 individuals, which often divide into smaller subgroups of 6 t ...