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The Steller's Sea Cow was hunted to extinction in the 18th century, only 30 years after its discovery. Its range eventually whittled down to an isolated population on the Commander Islands by 1741 when it was first discovered by Georg Wilhelm Steller.

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We should probably say, "was"; humans killed them all within about twenty years of their discovery, one of the most rapid extinctions in history. They were the size of whales, as much as ten meters long.

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they were located in Alaska or Atlantis in the middle of nowhere in the ocean

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Where did the steller's sea cow live?

in the ocean and beach and river


How did the Stellers sea cow get its name?

The stellers sea cow got its name becasue the discoverer of this creature was called Georg Steller.


How did stellers sea cow get its name?

The stellers sea cow got its name becasue the discoverer of this creature was called Georg Steller.


What does steller mean?

Steller's Sea Cow gets its name from Georg Wilhelm Steller (1709-1746) who was a German naturalist. The surname Steller is from a German nickname for a calm individual, a variant of Still.


Why did stellers sea cow become extinct?

The Steller's Sea Cow became extinct because of humans hunting these sea cows. Sea Cows are extinct everywhere. Before they were extinct they inhabited the northern Pacific Ocean around Alaska.


What eats the stellar sea cow?

Allsirenians are and were vegetarians. The Steller's Sea Cow falls under the category of Sirenia and therefore, they were, before they were hunted to extinction, vegetarians.


What was the steller sea cows unique adaptations?

Adaptations of the Stellar sea cow include its large size and thick hide to provide insulation in the cool water. This allowed the Stellar sea cow to survive.


Georg Wilhelm Steller described a sea cow and a sea lion now named for him while shipwrecked on what island in the 1740s?

Bering IslandBering Island


Name two extinct and two endangered sea creatures?

Extinct Steller's Sea Cow Bhaji River Dolphin Endangered Sea Otter Manatee


When was Steller's Sea Eagle created?

Steller's Sea Eagle was created in 1811.


To what animal was most closely related to the Steller's sea cow that in 1768 became the largest animal to become extinct in modern history?

Manatee


What sea animals don't exist anymore?

Ammonites, Basilosaurus, Caphalaspis, Liopleurodon, Steller's Sea Cow, Great Auk, Archelon, Cymbospondylus, Dunkleosteus and Megalodon. These are just a few.