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Steller's sea cow ( Hydrodamalis gigas) is an extinct sirenian described by Georg Wilhelm Steller in 1741.
Jun 4, 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. Today, the.
Within just 27 years of being formally described, humans had completely eradicated a marine mammal unlike anything seen today. Steller's sea cows were extraordinary creatures. Their closest living relatives are the dugong and manatees, known collectively as the sirenians.
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. The...
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...
The Steller’s sea cow was a large marine mammal that was part of a group of animals called sea cows, until its extinction in the 18th century. Physical Characteristics. Length: 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9 m) Weight: 8,800 to 11,000 pounds (4,000 to 5,000 kg) Lifespan: Up to 20 to 30 years. Key Information. Scientific name: Hydrodamalis gigas.
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 Commander...
Steller's sea cows ( Hydrodamalis gigas) were extraordinary creatures. Their closest living relatives are dugongs and manatees, known collectively as the sirenians.
Feb 9, 2022 · Steller’s sea cow was an extraordinary creature, an enormous, kelp-eating, cold-water relative of the dugong and manatees that was hunted to extinction within three decades of its discovery by Europeans.
Dec 5, 2022 · The Steller’s sea cow, an extinct relative of the manatee, could grow to five tons and 25 feet long and roamed the coastal waters of the northern Pacific Ocean.
