Steller’s sea cow

Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) was a large herbivorous marine mammal. In historical times, it was the largest member of the order Sirenia, which includes its closest living relative, the dugong (Dugong dugon), and the manatees (Trichechus spp.). Formerly abundant throughout the North Pacific, its range was limited to a single, isolated population on the uninhabited Commander Islands by 1741 when it was first described by Georg Wilhelm Steller, chief naturalist on an expedition led by explorer Vitus Bering. Within 27 years of discovery by Europeans, the slow moving and easily captured Steller’s sea cow was hunted to extinction.

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Tags: Commander, Islands, philately, stamps
Albums: Stamps of the Commander Islands.
Location: Russia, Commander Islands.

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Comment by James on October 7, 2010 at 1:51am: Poor sea cow, what a great stamp in it's honor!

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