She recently published the first recorded evidence of courtship in a species of manta ray that ply the turbid waters off Central and North Florida looking for romance. “I wanted to have ...

I could not believe it!” Two manta ray species call Florida home: the Devil Ray and the Giant Manta. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they are protected in Florida ...

The harmless animals of the animal kingdom, including Llamas and Manatee, are mostly herbivores and peaceful creatures.

both reef and oceanic manta ray species are now threatened due to high demand for their gill plates, which are used in Chinese natural medicine. Manta ray populations have plummeted globally in the ...

Alex Mustard For a reef manta ray like this one swooping in the Indian Ocean near the Maldives, motion is life. Like many shark species, a manta ray must constantly move to avoid sinking and to ...

A pelagic species that can also be found ... tropical and sub-tropical waters worldwide. The largest ray in the world (up to 8m wide!), the giant manta is a graceful and gentle creature.

It is home to 5,000 species of fish, many of which only exist ... One of the world's largest manta ray populations is found off the southern coast of Mozambique. Around three quarters of this ...