Comments on: Steller’s Sea Cow Sighting?

By: cor2879

cor2879 — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:05:09 +0000

Well actually randz I said -some- lake monster sightings. So to say that it is -the- solution would be a mistake and I would never make such a blanket comment. Just like I would not say that all lake monsters are holdovers from the dinosaur age. I’d love them to all be living dragons as much as the next person but I don’t see how a large reptilian could survive in the frigid lakes of Canada. I suppose it’s possible… turtles and snakes do it but they are nowhere near the size we are speaking of here

By: crypto_randz

crypto_randz — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:30:08 +0000

A stellar sea cow is the solution to lake cryptids and sea cryptids i disagree, who really knows what survived and didnt survive in the day of the dino era. The oceans hide many mysteries and at the present time the oceans and lakes are not going to give up their mysteries.

By: andy_howey

andy_howey — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:28:58 +0000

“I wonder if some Canadian and NW US lake monsters might be Steller’s Sea Cow?” Do these lakes have outlets to the ocean. At 30 feet long, these critters would need a lot of food. A land-locked lake probably couldn’t support a viable population for very long unless it had a lot of shallow areas suitable for growing water plants. Also, the farther north a lake is, the more prone it is to freezing over in the winter. A 30 foot animal could probably force its way through maybe 6 inches of ice to breath, but more than that would probably be too difficult. Have there been any reports of frozen over lakes having inexplicable breaks in the ice?

By: andy_howey

andy_howey — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:17:27 +0000

The article mentioned possible sightings around Greenland and (an)unspecified area(s) of the Arctic Ocean. To the best of my knowledge, the Steller’s Sea Cow has officially only ever been recorded from the North Pacific. It would really be interesting to find them in other northerly waters as well.

By: kittenz

kittenz — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:15:57 +0000

“I wonder about a wandering female walrus or elephant seal as the source of this report.”

On the other hand, I wonder how many sightings of sea cows may have been passed off as just another walrus or elephant seal.

By: cor2879

cor2879 — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:13:47 +0000

I wonder if some Canadian and NW US lake monsters might be Steller’s Sea Cow? I’ve often suspected Ogopogo to be an undiscovered whale, maybe the Sea Cow is just as valid a candidate.

By: youcantryreachingme

youcantryreachingme — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 08:35:06 +0000

I think Trapster has it that remote islands in the Pacific may yet harbour sea cows – although it’s unlikely.

However, even today humans are hunting and eating endangered whales amongst other things. I disagree that we’d automatically care for this critter to the point of saving it if it’s there.

By: rgus30

rgus30 — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:29:36 +0000

SEA cow…humm.. sightings off the coast of Vancouver island for many years of a strange large creature with hump and dog like head with wiskers.
hummm.. could this be it??
I AM THINKIN could be IT…

By: Mnynames

Mnynames — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:11:51 +0000

Maybe it was a sick seal? We get sick harbour seals and whatnot here in NJ, and often they can be approached with no problem, even though healthy ones are quite capable of biting off fingers…admittedly elephant seals are much bigger and better known for their aggressive tendencies, but if Steller Sea Cows are completely marine and weigh so much, wouldn’t any Cow stuck on a beach not be alive for very long?

By: Sky King

Sky King — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:00:00 +0000

“Russian fisherman walked up to—and touched—a live Sea Cow at Anapkinskaya Bay in the summer of 1976, though this may have been a stray Northern elephant seal.”

Y’know, there’s just that certain je nais ce qua that makes me doubt anyone could walk up and touch an elephant seal and live to tell about it.