- Steller's
sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) is an
extinct sirenian described by
Georg Wilhelm Steller in 1741. At that time, it was
found only
around the Commander...
- The
Sirenia (/saɪˈriːni.ə/),
commonly referred to as
sea cows or sirenians, are an
order of
fully aquatic,
herbivorous mammals that
inhabit swamps, rivers...
- once-diverse
family Dugongidae; its
closest modern relative, Steller's
sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was
hunted to
extinction in the 18th century. The...
- Steller's
sea cow (H. gigas). In 1988,
fossils of
sea cows were
discovered in
Hokkaido and were
originally ****igned to the
Takikawa sea cow, a
newly described...
- The
Cuesta sea cow (Hydrodamalis cuestae) is an
extinct herbivorous marine mammal and is the
direct ancestor of the Steller's
sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas)...
-
Sea Cow Island, also
known as Île
Vache Marine, is a
round 18 ha
island on the
Great Chagos Bank
atoll of the
Chagos Archipelago in the
British Indian...
- large,
fully aquatic,
mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as
sea cows.
There are
three accepted living species of Trichechidae, representing...
-
Western science.
Notable among his
discoveries was the Steller's
sea cow and Steller's
sea eagle. His
exploration of the
Kamchatka Peninsula and the Commander...
- and
included the Steller's
sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), the
Cuesta sea cow (Hydrodamalis cuestae), and the
Takikawa sea cow (Hydrodamalis s****a). The...
-
Commercial hunting led to the
extinction of the Steller's
sea cow,
sea mink, ****anese
sea lion and
Caribbean monk seal.
After commercial hunting ended...
