Tails aren’t just animal accessories, they usually carry specific functions, but when it comes to rays, their function has ...

Mobula rays are sometimes called flying rays, thanks to their acrobatic leaping. But scientists are not sure exactly why they do it. The rays have large, flat, diamond-shaped bodies and long fins, ...

As the numbers grow and the shoals get bigger, individual mobula rays propel themselves out of the water in a spectacular display of aerial acrobatics, before landing with a loud bang. More and ...

Dr Tibbetts said eagle rays were known to jump out of the water, which is called breaching. Mobula rays and manta rays are two other species of rays that also jump out of the water off most ...