AWESOME video of manta rays / sting ray on BBC !

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The once secret life of a huge, recently discovered species of manta ray has been unveiled.

Biologist Dr Andrea Marshall has discovered that the giant fish, which she first described as new to science last year, undertakes huge journeys.

As well as making the longest migration known across the Indian Ocean, the fish gathers in huge numbers to feed and survives attacks by sharks.

In this clip, manta rays gather in a spectacle never seen before.

Andrea: Queen of the Mantas will be broadcast on BBC Two at 2000GMT on Wednesday 11 November as part of the BBC Natural World documentary series.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8347000/8347488.stm







It is one of the rarest giants of the ocean, and it has been caught on film for the first time.

An underwater camera crew filming for the BBC recorded a smalleye stingray swimming off the coast of Mozambique.

The smalleye stingray is the largest of all 70 species of stingray, attaining widths of more than 2m.

The elusive creature, first discovered in 1908, has only ever been seen alive off the coast of Tofo in southern Mozambique.

Footage of the fish will be broadcast on BBC Two at 2000GMT on Wednesday 11 November, as part of the programme Andrea: Queen of the Mantas for the BBC documentary series Natural World.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8347000/8347644.stm




The once secret life of a huge, recently discovered species of manta ray is unveiled.

Research by biologist Dr Andrea Marshall has revealed that up to 20 male manta rays will follow a female in a chain, hoping to win her as a mate.

The breathtaking display is filmed by an underwater camera crew filming for a BBC documentary series.

Andrea: Queen of the Mantas will be broadcast on BBC Two at 2000GMT on Wednesday 11 November as part of the BBC Natural World documentary series.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8347000/8347565.stm

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Very cool! K&R.

Thanks! :-)

[Liberation Angel]

2. cool!

thanks!

[roguevalley]

3. wonderful. those limpet fish look like sharks.