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Steller's sea cow
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Sea cow

Order : Sirenia
Family : Dugongidae
Genus : Hydrodamalis

Facts about the genus Hydrodamalis, the sea cow

MANATEES Introduction Jamaica's manatee (sea cow) is called the West

Fossil remains of this prehistoric sea cow are known from as far south as the southern coast of California. (Full text)

The group of students who helped design and paint “The Sea Cow” are a particularly talented group of young artists at Valley West Elementary School. (Full text)

The Sea Cow is painted as an underwater ocean scene, complete with ocean floor, plant life, shells, and multicolored fish. (Full text)

Today, the word "sea cow" is often used in reference to manatees and dugongs. (Full text)

A sea cow is really a mammal called a manatee. (Full text)

Sirena, a hybrid of a mermaid and a sea cow, is a queen of her species as personified by the solor powered crown. (Full text)

Today, dugongs or sea cow are endangered herbivorous marine mammals. (Full text)

The sea cow is normally about five metres long and it is not easy for a fisherman, even if wished to break the law, to display such a huge creature in the market for sale, said the biologist. (Full text)

Description: The intelligent dolphins, the giant whales and the inoffensive Dugong or sea-cow are among the most fascinating creatures in the wild. (Full text)

Cast replicas of this ancient sea cow are now exhibited in a Japanese museum and at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. (Full text)

Text on polar bear, sea otter and extinct species, except for the genus Hydrodamalis, is not included. (Full text)

  Discovery of a partial skeleton of      Hydrodamalis is reported, but no new species are actually      described. (Full text)

      NOTE:   Because  the  name  Hydrodamalis  is  feminine,  the      specific  name  should be emended to spissa whenever  it  is      used. (Full text)

The Dugong's nickname of Sea Cow is well-deserved, for its favorite pastime is grazing on the thick beds of sea grasses. (Full text)

The Steller's sea cow is extinct. (Full text)