More than 200 years ago, the Steller’s sea cow was driven to extinction by human hands. The marine mammal was a relative of dugongs and manatees, which still swim in warm tropical waters near ...

As manatee sightings and maybe numbers in NC increase, officials say people need to learn to observe but leave the docile, ...

This week, park officials completed rehabilitation for two manatee patients and have sent them back to the wild.

Over the course of his career, study co-author and University of South Florida anthropologist Thomas Pluckhahn realized that ...

Using mathematical models, researchers have been able to identify how an extinct mammal - the Stellar’s Sea Cow - likely impacted kelp forests prior to overhunting by European colonizers.

MOSCOW, November 17. /TASS/. A whole skeleton of a Steller’s sea cow, an extinct sirenian, which died out in the 18th century, was found at the Komandorsky Nature Reserve in Kamchatka ...

Famed for their gentle, slow-moving nature, sea cows (manatees and dugongs) are aquatic mammals closely related to the elephant. Now, their bone chemistry can be revealed for the very first time, ...

November marks the 45th year for Manatee Awareness Month, a special time to recognize and honor Florida’s sea cows that was designated by former Florida Gov. Bob Graham in 1979. This month also ...

The sea cows were rescued after being found in distress in two separate incidents. According to officials, one of the manatees was a calf that was found alone and stranded in Central Florida ...

Tales of a Sea Cow describes how a team of scientists have achieved the first ever decoding of animal communication; for the first time in history, they have translated the song of a marine mammal ...

A "sea cow" that evoked tales of mermaids is being driven to the edge of extinction, conservation experts warn. According to an update of the official extinction list, the dugong is almost wiped ...