Sea Cow Island information

Sea Cow Island, also known as Île Vache Marine, is a round 18 ha island on the Great Chagos Bank atoll of the Chagos Archipelago in the British Indian...

once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century. The...

The Sirenia (/saɪˈriːni.ə/), commonly referred to as sea cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers...

Cow Island may refer to: Cow Island, Louisiana Cow Island, Maine Cow Island, Montana Cow Island, Ontario Île-à-Vache (Vache is cow in French), Haiti Île...

single island of the Great Chagos Bank, and after Diego Garcia the second largest of the Chagos Archipelago. Eagle Island (Île Aigle) Sea Cow Island (Île...

Bering Island was the only known habitat of Steller's sea cows, an immense (over 4,000 kg or 8,800 lb) sirenian related to the dugong. The sea cow was hunted...

Anglaise Danger Island Eagle Islands Île Aigle (Eagle Island) Sea Cow Island (Île Vache Marines) Three Brothers (Trois Fréres) South Brother Island (Île du Sud)...

(39 ft) high. Eagle Islands Île Aigle (Eagle Island, vegetated with high coconut trees, land area 2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi) Sea Cow Island (Île Vache Marine)...

and Sea Cow Island was named after the presence of the species. Donkeys left behind when the Ilois were relocated also roam free. The remote islands make...

discoveries was the Steller's sea cow and Steller's sea eagle. His exploration of the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Commander Islands significantly expanded scientific...

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Island and cataloged its fauna, including Steller's sea cow, which became extinct within three decades due to being hunted for its meat. The island's...

the UK and Canada. However that has stopped, largely due to the BSE (mad cow disease) outbreaks in the United Kingdom. Today, Highland cattle are mainly...

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coordinates) Almost all of the Caribbean islands are in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest islands include Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica...

and included the Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), the Cuesta sea cow (Hydrodamalis cuestae), and the Takikawa sea cow (Hydrodamalis spissa). The...

seen. Cow Rock is home to a number of nesting colonies of seabirds. Dolphins, whales and basking sharks are sometimes seen in the sea off the island. Prehistoric...

commonly known as cow parsnip, is the only member of the genus Heracleum native to North America. It is also known as American cow-parsnip, Satan celery...

Cowal (Scottish Gaelic: Comhghall) is a rugged peninsula in Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland. It is bounded on the west by Loch Fyne and...

memorialized at Settler's Rock, near Cow's Cove. In 1663, island settler Thomas Terry gave six acres of land at the island's largest fresh pond and its surrounding...

extinct dugongs were historically seen in the archipelago, hence the Sea Cow Island was named due to the presences of the species. The breeding seabirds...

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