STELLER'S SEA COW

STELLERS SEA COW

• Was 26-30 ft long
• 8 to 10 tons

EXTINCTION

• The last of the sea cows were killed off in 1768
• They were killed for their food and skin
• Killed as soon as discovered

EXTINCT THEORY

• They may have died due to otters being eaten
• Otters were their food source

HABITAT

• Lived in the ocean
• The coasts of California and Japan
• Widespread near islands
• Fed on kelp

RELATIVES TO SEA COW

FACTS

• Steller's Sea Cows were friendly
• Scientific Name: Hydrodamalis gigas
• Predators- Large Sharks and humans
• Life span 50-80 years
• Toothless

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FACTS

• Very Friendly
• Toothless
• Life span 50-80 years

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