Unlike stingrays, which use their tails for defense, cownose rays rely on theirs as an extension of their lateral line sensory system, allowing them to sense predators even when they cannot see them.

The cownose ray's tail functions as a sensory organ, acting like a fine-tuned antenna. Dissections and CT scans revealed tiny holes on the tail connected to a lateral line canal, a sensory system ...

A pair of marine biologists at Harvard University has found that one of the main purposes of the cownose ray's tail is to serve as a fine-tuned antenna. In their study published in the Proceedings ...

Tails aren’t just animal accessories, they usually carry specific functions, but when it comes to rays, their function has been somewhat mysterious until now. Cownose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) — like ...

It turns out that, like the antennas on an insect or crustacean, a ray uses its tail to sense its environment. The inside of a myliobatid stingray tail is remarkably complex, the scientists learned.

In a paper published on Wednesday in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, a pair of researchers analyzed tails belonging to cownose rays, a smaller relative of manta rays.

Lindsey Waxman. “Further tests confirmed she had chronic lymphocytic leukemia, making her case only the second reported instance of this cancer in a cownose ray.” Biologists and Veterinarians ...

Luckily, their early detection has allowed staff to manage the disease and allow the ray to remain stable. Dominica, a cownose stingray, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia after ...

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