"Gfretwell" wrote in message
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Steller's Sea Cow was an
Arctic manatee

I can't imagine that our manatee is very closely related to any arctic
species.
They get sick and die when the water gets much below 70f. Even in SW Fla
the
bays and rivers cruise around 65-70f for 3-4 months a year, hence the
power
plant connection....

The Stellar's Sea Cow was a member of the "manatee family" (Sirenian -
which includes manatees and dugongs) which lived in Arctic waters. It was
hunted to extinction in the 1700s. It was the only member of this group
that didn't live in warm water.

DJ