Steller's sea cow - Wikipedia
Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) is an extinct sirenian described by Georg Wilhelm Steller in 1741.
Steller’s Sea Cow - TheSea.Org
Feb 7, 2024 — Among these, the Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) stands out as a colossus, a gentle giant whose story is as fascinating as it is tragic. Discovered in the 18th century, these magnificent creatures quickly captivated the imaginations of naturalists and seafarers alike.
Sea cow | Extinct Marine Mammal, Arctic Habitat | Britannica
Nov 7, 2024 — Sea cow, (Hydrodamalis gigas), very large aquatic mammal, now extinct, that once inhabited nearshore areas of the Komandor Islands in the Bering Sea. Steller’s sea cows were wiped out by hunters in the 18th century less than 30 years after they were first discovered by Arctic explorers.
Absurd Creature of the Week: A Strange Saga of Bribery, Skinny ... - WIRED
Jan 17, 2014 — This is the colossal Steller's sea cow, a cousin of the manatee that grew to a mind-boggling 33 feet long and 24,000 pounds.
Steller’s sea cow genome suggests this species began going …
Apr 13, 2021 — A newly assembled Steller’s sea cow genome suggests that this marine mammal had low levels of genetic diversity and began to go extinct along the North Pacific coastline much earlier than...
Steller's Sea Cow Facts, Habitat, Pictures, Behavior and Range
Dec 4, 2022 — The Steller’s sea cow, the largest member of order Sirenia, is an extinct marine mammal. It was one of the largest mammals, along with wheals, which have existed during the Holocene epoch. This animal got its name from Georg Wilhelm Steller, who first described this species in 1741.
The extinction of Steller's sea cow — Google Arts & Culture
Steller's sea cow is the first sea mammal in modern times to be made extinct by human ignorance and greed. Steller's sea cows (Hydrodamalis gigas) were extraordinary creatures....
What Happened to Steller's Sea Cows? - The Atlantic
Apr 19, 2017 — Unlike the other long-lived megafauna, Steller’s sea cows, one of the last of the Pleistocene survivors to die out, found their refuge in a remote scrape of the ocean instead of on land.
Modelling the extinction of Steller's sea cow - PMC
Steller's sea cow, a giant sirenian discovered in 1741 and extinct by 1768, is one of the few megafaunal mammal species to have died out during the historical period. The species is traditionally considered to have been exterminated by ‘blitzkrieg’-style direct overharvesting for food, but it has also been proposed that its extinction ...
Sea Otters, Hunters, and Steller’s Sea Cows – Replaying a Recent Extinction
Jun 24, 2010 — It did not take long for the last remaining population of Steller’s sea cow to be driven into extinction. Discovered by the German naturalist Georg Steller around the Bering Sea’s...
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