Describes the large sea mammal which lived in the cold Arctic waters for centuries until becoming extinct twenty-seven years after its discovery by a German nat

A synthesis of the ecological and related knowledge pertinent to understanding the biology and conservation of dugongs and manatees.

Steller's classic work, published in Latin in 1751 and in German in 1753, contains the only scientific description from life of the Steller's sea cow (Hydrodama

A short description of the extinct animal along with a color drawing.

On June 4, 1741, Georg Wilhelm Steller set sail from Avacha Bay in Siberia on the St. Peter, under the command of Vitus Bering. The crew was bound for America o