Gigantic and extinct, Steller’s sea cows would have played an important role in shaping their environment. Universal History Archive / Getty Images This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online ...
#4 Steller's Sea Cow - Extinct 1768 In 1741, Georg Wilhelm Steller documented the Steller's sea cow, an animal that Europeans discovered living only around the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea, ...
When talking about extinct animals, there a few heavy hitters: dodos, passenger pigeons, and thylacines. Though these animals are long gone, they can teach us valuable lessons about history. The ...
The Dunwich Hoarder: Mother Nature is having a bad mood in ‘Beasts of the Sea,’ ‘My Name Isn’t Paul’
“Beasts of the Sea,” by Iida Turpeinen. Translated by David Hackston. Publication Date Nov. 18. 288 pages. In 1741, naturalist Georg Steller was aboard the St. Peter when it was shipwrecked on an ...
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