Sirenians were once common

Galvasean

Those loveable sea cows used to be more plentiful than they are today. In some cases more than one species inhabited the same environment.

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Image by Carl Buell

steddyeddy

Galvasean wrote: »

Those loveable sea cows used to be more plentiful than they are today. In some cases more than one species inhabited the same environment.

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Image by Carl Buell

Stellar's sea cow springs to mind.

Rubecula

Wonderful gentle creatures Manatee and Sea Cow. It is such a pity that the impact we are having on them and their environment is proving so disasterous to them.

steddyeddy

Rubecula wrote: »

Wonderful gentle creatures Manatee and Sea Cow. It is such a pity that the impact we are having on them and their environment is proving so disasterous to them.

Well several species have been actively hunted to extinction by humans in the past and one called steller's sea ape appears to have gone extinct before properly documented.

Adam Khor

steddyeddy wrote: »

Well several species have been actively hunted to extinction by humans in the past and one called steller's sea ape appears to have gone extinct before properly documented.

Say what??

Galvasean