While the passage introduces three various theories as the causes of Steller's sea cow extinction that were living in Siberia, the lecture expresses a different point of view.
First, the passage mentions that the native population of Siberia was hunting these animals as the best food source in a hard environment, and massive huntings finally caused the vanishment of these animals. However, the lecture states that sea cows were enormous animals and had nine meters of height and 10 tons of weight, therefore, a sea cow could feed the population for few months. Besides, it mentions that the population of Siberia in those times was not vast, consequently, hunting cannot be a good and logical reason for sea cow's extinction.
Second, the passage argues that a number of ecological changes caused the reduction of kelp, which was a food source of sea cows and this phenomenon lead to the death of sea cows. This contradicts the lecture that states if severe climate change happened in those spheres, it would have an effect on other marine animals such as whales that were living there. Since sailors and fishers did not report anything about the reduction of fishes in those waters, climate change did not cause the death of sea cows.
Third, the passage mentions that after the entrance of European fur traders to the area, they started to hunt see cows very swiftly with their weapons and this brought the death of sea cows. However, the lecture states that by the time that Europeans arrived in Siberia, the population of these marines was already low. The lecturer believes that there was another reason for the sea cow's extinction that happened long before Europeans arrived and it must be considered as the main reason for this annihilation.
While the
passage
introduces three various theories as the causes of
Steller
's
sea
cow
extinction that were living in
Siberia
, the
lecture
expresses a
different
point of view.
First
, the
passage
mentions that the native
population
of
Siberia
was hunting these
animals
as the best food source in a
hard
environment, and massive
huntings
finally
caused the
vanishment
of these
animals
.
However
, the
lecture
states that
sea
cows
were enormous
animals
and had nine meters of height and 10 tons of weight,
therefore
, a
sea
cow
could feed the
population
for few months.
Besides
, it mentions that the
population
of
Siberia
in those times was not vast,
consequently
, hunting cannot be a
good
and logical reason for
sea
cow's extinction.
Second, the
passage
argues that a number of ecological
changes
caused the reduction of kelp, which was a food source of
sea
cows
and this phenomenon lead to the death of
sea
cows
. This contradicts the
lecture
that states if severe climate
change
happened in those spheres, it would have an effect on other marine
animals
such as whales that were living there. Since sailors and fishers did not report anything about the reduction of fishes in those waters, climate
change
did not cause the death of
sea
cows.
Third, the
passage
mentions that after the entrance of European fur traders to the area, they
started
to hunt
see
cows
very
swiftly
with their weapons and this brought the death of
sea
cows
.
However
, the
lecture
states that by the time that Europeans arrived in
Siberia
, the
population
of these marines was already low. The lecturer believes that there was another reason for the
sea
cow's extinction that happened long
before
Europeans arrived and it
must
be considered
as the main reason for this annihilation.