Baby manta rays are born wrapped up like a burrito – and the birth wrinkles take a long time to smoothen out! Check out the footage of a manta ray pup over the course of her first couple of months.
Baby manta rays are born wrapped up like a burrito – and the birth wrinkles take a long time to smoothen out! Check out the footage of a manta ray pup over the course of her first couple of months.
In the coral reefs around Hawaii, we find what we call “cleaning stations” – and this is where manta rays (and other animals) go to get clean.
The brain of a manta ray is as large as a fist – which might not seem much if you compare it to humans or other mammals, however, mantas have the biggest brain-to-body ratio of all fish. We still have a lot to learn about manta rays and an intelligence test for fish has not been developed yet…
When up to 150 feeding manta rays join a plankton feeding frenzy, they create a manta ray cyclone. Watch the video and learn more about this unique phenomenon!
Manta rays are huge but harmless ocean dwellers with interesting anatomy – watch the video to discover what each body part is for exactly!
Like other sea creatures, manta rays eat; that means they also poop, and even vomit. Learn how mantas “eliminate” – we’ve included a video too!
Each manta ray know by man has an individual name or designation. Read more about the process for giving manta rays and other marine animals an official name!
Why do manta rays twirl, roll and twist while they feed? And what does that have to make with airplane engineering?
Learn all about manta rays – from habitat over types to diet and lifecycle, from size and weight to color, speed and more fun facts.