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Manta Rays
Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about Manta Rays
Manta rays are the world’s largest rays – and still a mysterious creature, as not much is known about them. Mantas are slow and gracious animals, and we also call them the “gentle giants of the sea”. They live in temperate, subtropical, and...
10 Best Documentary Films about Marine Life & Ocean Conservation
Watching television at home can be relaxing and fun AND a great teaching moment – and services like Netflix and Amazon Prime offer so many documentary movies or even series. Here are my favorite marine life and ocean conservation movies. They help us prove once...
All About the Mysterious Giant Manta Ray
Giant oceanic manta rays are pretty rare; any diver or snorkelers who gets to witness one is a lucky person. Giant mantas are also known as oceanic manta rays, pelagic manta rays – or by their Latin name, mobula birostris. About the Oceanic Manta Ray...
What’s so Special about the Manta Rays of the Kona Coast?
Each year, many tourists come to Hawaii just to swim with manta rays. More specifically, they travel to Kona on the West side of the Big Island to meet the gentle giants. There’s no question that swimming with manta rays is a unique and magical experience...
How do Manta Rays Sleep?
Manta rays are continuously swimming throughout their life span. But how can they sleep while they’re swimming? Or do they technically not sleep at all? Note: I have also recorded a video about this topic. If you would prefer to look & listen, click play to watch...
What Equipment do you Need for Snorkeling with Manta Rays?
When you go for an evening dive with the manta rays, you enter the open ocean at night: leaving the human comfort zone, the place of constant air supply. This is a new setting that requires multitasking, and the single most important task to master (besides knowing...
The 3 Manta Ray Viewing Sites in Kona, Hawaii
Manta rays are truly remarkable and beautiful creatures, and Hawaii is one of the few places in the world where you can be an arm’s length away from manta rays. Travelers from around the globe visit Kona on the Big Island to swim and dive with manta rays. Did you know...
Are Manta Rays Dangerous?
At Manta Ray Advocates, we refer to mantas as the ‘gentle giants of the sea’. There are many misconceptions when it comes to these marine animals, mainly due to the sheer size and shape of their body. Noticeably, the mantas possess wide cavernous mouths and a large...