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{{Taxonomy
|name=Steller's sea cow
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|class=Mammalia
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|family=Dugongidae
|subfamily=Hydrodamalinae
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|species=H. gigas
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|conservation=Extinct
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'''Steller's sea cow''' (''Hydrodamalis gigas'') an extinct relative of dugongs and manatees, was formerly an inhabitant of the coastlines of the Bering Sea. Discovered in 1741 during the explorations of the [[Russia]]n [[Vitus Bering]], Steller's sea cow has the dubious distinction of being hunted out of existence less than thirty years later, the fastest extinction of a large animal at the hands of man.
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'''Steller's sea cow''' (''Hydrodamalis gigas'') an extinct relative of dugongs and manatees, was formerly an inhabitant of the coastlines of the Bering Sea. Discovered in 1741 during the explorations of the [[Russia]]n [[Vitus Bering]], Steller's sea cow has the dubious distinction of being hunted out of existence less than thirty years later, the fastest extinction of a large animal at the hands of man.