Steller's sea cow

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. This species went extinct just after 26-27 […]

This poor thing also went the same way as the Dodo. Hydrodamalis gigas was hunted to extinction within just 27 years of it's discovery by westerners. Slow moving and unable to submerge, it was easy prey for the hunters.It's fat was used as a substitute for butter and also as a smokeless and odourless oil for lamps.

Steller's sea cow was a large, herbivorous marine mammal. Although the sea cow had formerly been abundant throughout the North Pacific, by 1741, when it was first described by Georg Wilhelm Steller, chief naturalist on an expedition led by explorer Vitus Bering,its range had been limited to a single, isolated population surrounding the uninhabited Commander Islands. Within 27 years of discovery by Europeans, the slow-moving and easily-captured Steller's sea cow was hunted to extinction.

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The Enigmatic Giants of the Sea: Unveiling Steller's Sea Cow Diving into the depths of marine history, we encounter creatures that seem to belong more to the realm of myth than to the waters of our planet. 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

Ink drawing of Steller's sea cow (hydrodamalis gigas) Gone extinct in 1768. Steller's sea cow

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Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas). Illustration and photo-reconstruction of a Stellar's sea cow eating laminaria in the shallow waters near an island where a sailboat is anchored. Steller's sea cow is an extinct marine mammal that reached 2 metres long and weighed 4 tonnes. It's small head smoothly passed into a huge trunk, which ended with a forked tail, resembling a whale's tail. As cetaceans Steller's sea cow has no hind pair of legs. It was found along the North Pacific coast. It…

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In 1741, German naturalist Georg W. Steller traveled with Vitus Bering on his voyage in the North Pacific. On Bering's Great Northern Expedition, the