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TIL in addition to describing Steller’s sea cow, Georg Wilhelm Steller noted an ectoparasite that lived on them, something like the whale louse. The parasite is unidentified due to the host’s extinction and the loss of all Steller’s specimens.

Reddit r/todayilearned·u/CatPooedInMyShoe·6 months ago

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From Reddit - r/todayilearned: TIL in addition to describing Steller’s sea cow, Georg Wilhelm Steller noted an ectoparasite that lived on them, something like the whale louse.…

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Chonkers the Steller Sea Lion pays San Francisco a visit

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Chonkers the Steller Sea Lion pays San Francisco a visit

Boing Boing·Jason Weisberger·6 months ago

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Chonkers, a very large Steller's Sea Lion, is visiting San Francisco's Pier 39. Threatened to near extinction, but making a strong comeback, the Steller Sea Lion is a big boi. Adult males can approach 2500 lbs.…

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TIL in addition to describing Steller’s sea cow, Georg Wilhelm Steller noted an ectoparasite that lived on them, something like the whale louse. The parasite is unidentified due to the host’s extinction and the loss of all Steller’s specimens.

Chonkers the Steller Sea Lion pays San Francisco a visit