Impact of the extinct megaherbivore Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) on kelp forest resilience. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution , 2022; 10 DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.983558 Cite This Page : ...

Known as Steller’s sea cow, this massive marine mammal was an astonishing sight to behold. Despite its size and serene nature, this unique creature vanished from our world, ...

Millions of years ago, the Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) grazed in the kelp forests along the Northern Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea. This marine mammal is part of the Sirenia order ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the ...

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.

When Georg Steller, the German explorer who discovered the creatures in 1741, returned from the Great Northern Expedition, he had to leave a sea cow carcass behind. Crerar says this skeleton could ...

One author especially noted the Steller’s sea cow, which was discovered in the 1700s only to go extinct within three decades of its discovery due to overhunting. [Related: These now-extinct ...