The cave is located in the southern part of Biševo, in the bay Trešjavac and protected since 1967.
The surface entrance of the cave is relatively large and exceeds the height of 20 m and is 14 m wide, it gradually reduces and lowers inward. At the very bottom of the cave is very narrow and low, with a total length of 160 m and ending with a slight shrub to which only smaller boats can be.
The name of the cave derives from the fact that it was the habitat of a ‘ Mediterranean bear’ or ‘Mediterranean Monk Seal’ (Monachus monachus), the smallest species of seals, which were called by locals as...
The cave is located in the southern part of Biševo, in the bay Trešjavac and protected since 1967.
The surface entrance of the cave is relatively large and exceeds the height of 20 m and is 14 m wide, it gradually reduces and lowers inward. At the very bottom of the cave is very narrow and low, with a total length of 160 m and ending with a slight shrub to which only smaller boats can be.
The name of the cave derives from the fact that it was the habitat of a ‘ Mediterranean bear’ or ‘Mediterranean Monk Seal’ (Monachus monachus), the smallest species of seals, which were called by locals as „morski covik“. Today, this animal is rarely seen in the Adriatic and one is most endangered mammals in the world.