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Empire of Extinction: Russians and the North Pacific's strange beasts of the sea, 1741–1867

2015; Routledge; Volume: 50; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00223344.2015.1060878

1469-9605

Bathsheba Demuth,

Arctic and Russian Policy Studies

In 1741, Russian explorers discovered Steller's sea cow, a slow-moving and exceptionally fatty species of manatee, in the waters off Bering and Copper islands in the North Pacific. Less than 30 yea...