The majestic manta ray is an animal that has always captivated people. Its size and beauty are among the many characteristics that inspire awe. Recently, scientits disovered that the manta ray is more ...

The giant fish faces threats from poachers, boat strikes and climate change Photographs by Alex Mustard Text by Terence Monmaney After the manta ray filters out the tiny plankton from the water it ...

According to a new study and hundreds of videos shot mostly in waters near Palm Beach County, manta rays can act as a mobile ...

A video recorded last summer off Panama City shows anglers pulling a massive manta ray onto their boat and placing it into a ...

A video of the capture of a protected giant manta ray near Florida’s Panama City Beach has sparked outrage over concerns about animal welfare and conservation practices. Denis Richard, the founder and ...

sharks may be scary, but they're also an integral part of our oceans ecosystems. But now, according to a new study published in the journal Nature, over fishing of sharks has left a pretty big gap in ...

As Beth Faulkner bobbed up and down in the Maldives’ Hanifaru Bay, she did some quick mental math. “There’s probably about 100,” she said in reference to the number of reef manta rays swimming just ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Two years before its controversial videotaped capture of a giant manta ray last month, a Florida company seized two more of the rare creatures for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, one of which died ...

Source: Ken FUNAKOSHI, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license. New research documents manta rays moving their cephalic lobes — the modified fins on either side of their mouths ...

Related video above: Large number of shark deaths have left "gaping hole" ocean ecosystemsA lucky photographer captured an amazing shot of a giant manta ray that leaped out of the water as he was ...