More of the #Opisaht #beach & #Ahousaht #FirstNation #village ❤ #Cows are in the water & on the beach. They're #grazing on seaweeds.
#Tofino #ClayoquotSound #kayakingTrips #PaddlingAdventures #Indigenous #FirstNations #BritishColumbia #Canada #PNW #PacificNorthwest #UnusualSights #Strange #CoolThings #colonialHistory #cattle #FreeRoaming #SeaCows #Westcoast #DisabledAdventurer #MyPhotos #samsung8 #CellphonePhotos #ComePaddleWithMe #WorldInMyEyes
#opisaht #beach #ahousaht #firstnation #village #cows #grazing #tofino #clayoquotsound #kayakingtrips #paddlingadventures #indigenous #firstnations #britishcolumbia #canada #pnw #pacificnorthwest #unusualsights #strange #coolthings #colonialhistory #cattle #freeroaming #seacows #westcoast #disabledadventurer #myphotos #samsung8 #cellphonephotos #comepaddlewithme #worldinmyeyes
Less than three decades after the Steller's sea cow was described, the #species was #extinct. But a new study led by @peterroopnarine suggests it left a legacy in the North Pacific's coastal waters: the enhancement of #kelp forests through its eating habits.
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#species #extinct #kelp #seacows #extinction #kelpforests #ocean