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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 These gentle sea cows need to eat up to 100 pounds of vegetation a day, which is why between December 2020 and April 2022, more than 1,200 manatees starved to death, mostly in the northern part of the lagoon.—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 1 May 2025 Here, each sea cow had a blood sample taken along with measurements, photos and a small digital tag inserted into its body.—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sea cow
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