Manta Ray

Images of animals that will be featured in the event “Projecting Change: The Empire State Building.”

Last month, Indonesia established the world’s largest sanctuary for manta rays -- those enormous, finned fortresses that can reach nearly 30 feet across. For the first time, manta ray hunting and export is banned within the entire 2.3 million square miles of Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone.

Description : Manta birostris est une espèce de raie manta appelée diable des mers, manta géante ou par abus raie manta (c'est un abus car il existe deux ou trois espèces dans le genre Manta). C'es...

Indian poet Tagore used to write, “The farthest distance in the world/ Is the distance between fish and bird/ One is in the sky, another is in the sea.” Many birds can swim, but have you ever thought that fish can fly? Its name is manta ray, a kind of flying fish. The name of the manta ray is derived from Spanish, meaning a blanket, just like its body shape. And because they are graceful and elegant in the sea, they are similar to bats flying in the night sky.

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A manta ray banks over a shoal of fish. Happy New Year everyone!

Giant manta Ray Grote manta zeerog

Manta ray and fish in the sea. Download a free preview or high-quality Adobe Illustrator (ai), EPS, PDF vectors and high-res JPEG and PNG images.

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