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Five years ago, as nitrogen levels rose and seagrass died, the gentle sea cows starved to death by the hundreds.—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2025 For example, the largest tiger sharks are the ones that shape the behavior of turtles and sea cows, benefiting seagrass ecosystems.—Michael Heithaus, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024 Beasts of the Sea is a novel set over the course of three centuries that tracks the relationship between humans and the now-extinct Steller’s sea cow.—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025 The state is fighting a federal court order to stop allowing the water pollution that’s killing sea cows in record numbers.—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sea cow
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