The largest ray in the world (up to 8m wide!), the giant manta is a graceful and gentle ... finding their way by following topographical maps using ocean landmarks, such as seamounts.

Here, the upwelling of fresh ocean water into shallower areas brings with it an abundance of the zooplankton that manta ... melanistic rays, which are completely black: "like giant batmobiles ...

which make this an ocean on the edge. The manta is the largest of the rays and can weigh up to 1.5 tonnes. One of the world's largest manta ray populations is found off the southern coast of ...

A giant manta ray of approximately 1.000 kilos was caught by Peruvian unsuspecting fishermen operating at La Cruz inlet, north of the country close to the Ecuadorian border, according to Lima media.

Swimming with giant manta rays (Mobula birostris ... graceful and intelligent animals in the ocean. “It is also a very mysterious and interesting species because there is a lot to understand ...

The long structures seen in manta rays and their ... But myliobatid rays possess very different backsides. “When you pick it up, it’s almost like a giant noodle, but in the water it’s ...

The North Coast is an important migration corridor for the endangered giant oceanic manta ray, with Ballito being an ...

WASHINGTON— On behalf of Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity, Earthjustice sued the Trump administration today for failing to protect oceanic whitetip sharks and giant manta ...

While the Indian Ocean boasts iconic creatures spanning ... the reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) and ... [+] the giant oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris.) ...

One of South Africa’s large manta rays swims in the ocean. WHILE much of the focus is on South Africa’s Big 5 as iconic wildlife, rays also hold the potential to drive tourism revenue ...

THOOTHUKUDI: Forest officials booked fishermen who caught a giant manta ray fish and sold it for Rs 56,000, as the species is protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.