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Steller's sea ape is a purported marine mammal, observed by German zoologist Georg Steller on August 10, 1741, around the Shumagin Islands in Alaska. The animal was described as being around 1.5 m (5 feet) long; with a dog-like head; long drooping whiskers; an elongated but robust body; thick fur coat; no limbs; and tail fins much like a shark. He described the creature as being playful and inquisitive like a monkey. After observing it for two hours, he attempted to shoot and collect the creature, but missed, and the creature swam away.

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  • Scimmia marina di Steller (it)
  • Steller's sea ape (en)
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  • La scimmia marina di Steller è un presunto animale marino che sarebbe stato avvistato dal naturalista tedesco Georg Wilhelm Steller nel 1741, nei pressi dell'isola di Kodiak. Nei suoi manoscritti, Steller fornisce una descrizione accurata della scimmia marina, che tuttavia non è riconducibile ad alcuna creatura nota ai moderni zoologi; Steller pubblicò informazioni sull'aspetto e il comportamento di questo animale nel suo resoconto di viaggio della seconda spedizione in Kamčatka e ne menzionò brevemente l'impossibilità di una descrizione accurata per mancanza di esemplari catturati nella sua opera De Bestiis Marinis. (it)
  • Steller's sea ape is a purported marine mammal, observed by German zoologist Georg Steller on August 10, 1741, around the Shumagin Islands in Alaska. The animal was described as being around 1.5 m (5 feet) long; with a dog-like head; long drooping whiskers; an elongated but robust body; thick fur coat; no limbs; and tail fins much like a shark. He described the creature as being playful and inquisitive like a monkey. After observing it for two hours, he attempted to shoot and collect the creature, but missed, and the creature swam away. (en)
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  • Steller's sea ape (en)
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  • Steller's sea ape is a purported marine mammal, observed by German zoologist Georg Steller on August 10, 1741, around the Shumagin Islands in Alaska. The animal was described as being around 1.5 m (5 feet) long; with a dog-like head; long drooping whiskers; an elongated but robust body; thick fur coat; no limbs; and tail fins much like a shark. He described the creature as being playful and inquisitive like a monkey. After observing it for two hours, he attempted to shoot and collect the creature, but missed, and the creature swam away. There have been four attempts to scientifically classify the creature, described as Simia marina, Siren cynocephala, Trichechus hydropithecus, and Manatus simia. Most likely, Steller simply misidentified a northern fur seal. (en)
  • La scimmia marina di Steller è un presunto animale marino che sarebbe stato avvistato dal naturalista tedesco Georg Wilhelm Steller nel 1741, nei pressi dell'isola di Kodiak. Nei suoi manoscritti, Steller fornisce una descrizione accurata della scimmia marina, che tuttavia non è riconducibile ad alcuna creatura nota ai moderni zoologi; Steller pubblicò informazioni sull'aspetto e il comportamento di questo animale nel suo resoconto di viaggio della seconda spedizione in Kamčatka e ne menzionò brevemente l'impossibilità di una descrizione accurata per mancanza di esemplari catturati nella sua opera De Bestiis Marinis. (it)
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