More than 200 years ago, the Steller’s sea cow was driven to extinction by human hands. The marine mammal was a relative of dugongs and manatees, which still swim in warm tropical waters near ...

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(C) A hypothetical historical state, similar to (A), but with Steller's sea cow present, a more open kelp canopy, and more abundant understory algae. Credit: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2022).

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 ...

Researchers claim that the behavior of a massive extinct herbivore, the Steller’s sea cow, might inform conservation efforts of threatened ecosystems today. By Oliver Whang The Steller’s sea ...

In a new study, scientists said that the extinct Steller’s sea cow impacted kelp forests in the North Pacific by browsing at the surface, which would have encouraged the growth and strengthening ...

Today, The Guardian reports that the Finnish Museum of Natural History has one of the most complete sea cow skeletons in its possession. This historic drawing shows a Steller's sea cow in life.

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One of them, Steller’s sea cow, was a source of food for 18th-century hunters and explorers in the North Pacific, but it was declared extinct 27 years after its discovery in 1768. Image A white ...

To uncover 'sea cow effect,' researchers developed a novel Past-Present-Future modeling approach that could inform more effective conservation strategies across ecosystems. For millions of years ...