Kansas Ray was first seen on February 9, 2016 by James Wing in Kauna’oa Bay. He was a pup with 5 feet across.
Kansas Ray is named after Kansas Henderson, a hotel executive at the legendary Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. We want to acknowledge his efforts to share our knowledge about the Kona manta rays as a passionate advocate for this most beautiful, harmless creature.
DESCRIPTION OF MARKINGS
Kansas Ray has 3x longer brush strokes with 1x dot right above.
IDENTIFICATION DATE
February 9, 2016
GENDER
Male
SIZE OF WINGSPAN
7-8 feet
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