Colossal Biosciences on Instagram: "The Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) was an extinct sirenian first described in 1741. Its closest living relatives are the dugong and the manatee, though it far surpassed them in size. Adapted to the cold sub-Arctic waters of the North Pacific, adults could grow up to 32 feet (10 m) long and weigh as much as 11 tonnes, larger than many whales alive today. Despite its immense scale, the species was wiped out in less than 30 years after its discovery, beco
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Colossal Biosciences on Instagram: "The Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) was an extinct sirenian first described in 1741. Its closest living relatives are the dugong and the manatee, though it far surpassed them in size. Adapted to the cold sub-Arctic waters of the North Pacific, adults could grow up to 32 feet (10 m) long and weigh as much as 11 tonnes, larger than many whales alive today. Despite its immense scale, the species was wiped out in less than 30 years after its discovery, beco
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