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42. I heard they killed the second Manta Ray in charge.......

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Mon Sep 23, 2013, 03:48 PM

Sep 2013

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Epic # of Devil Rays feeding and flying off Baja CA - WOW! [View all] MoonRiver Sep 2013 OP

That is super-cool. TwilightGardener Sep 2013 #1

They murdered Steve Irwin Renew Deal Sep 2013 #2

"Murdered"?????????????????????????? MoonRiver Sep 2013 #3

Your avatar shows which side you're on Renew Deal Sep 2013 #4

Ok, then! MoonRiver Sep 2013 #6

What killed Steve Irwin was a Sting Ray, not a Manta Ray. hobbit709 Sep 2013 #13

You're either with the rays, or against them. Recursion Sep 2013 #15

Thank you! Renew Deal Sep 2013 #19

great, another Manta-pologist. DU is full of them lately! piratefish08 Sep 2013 #25

You don't need to be so adamanta about it. Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #28

Don't let the terra-rays win. nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #29

That sounds sort of raysist. Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #36

We knew someone would play the rayce carp pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #37

Yes, and it's too bad because those barbs sting. Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #40

You'll swim with the fishes for that! Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #55

You know, I dated a Manta in school. nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #41

Let me guess ... "Some of my best friends are Mantas" is your mantra. Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #44

I heard they killed the second Manta Ray in charge....... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2013 #42

I for one welcome our new two-dimensional aquatic overlords. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2013 #52

Sting Rays also secretly finance Al-Queda, known fact. Katashi_itto Sep 2013 #39

They use their offshore accounts pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #49

lol Renew Deal Sep 2013 #51

Lol! Katashi_itto Sep 2013 #53

I love you. WilliamPitt Sep 2013 #50

Outstanding display! UtahLib Sep 2013 #5

Me too! MoonRiver Sep 2013 #7

Here is how to embed that video in the OP > cthulu2016 Sep 2013 #8

Thanks, but how did you do it? MoonRiver Sep 2013 #9

Just copy the url from your address bar and paste it here. nt pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #14

Just delete the extra stuff in the address cthulu2016 Sep 2013 #18

Did it! MoonRiver Sep 2013 #23

How cool would it be to be the diver? X_Digger Sep 2013 #10

I've never been on a dive half as cool as that, but I did take this pic ... Scuba Sep 2013 #21

Nice! I've had spotted eagle rays come close to me in the Keys X_Digger Sep 2013 #22

Sweet! MoonRiver Sep 2013 #26

How incredible! MoonRiver Sep 2013 #24

I've had them brush up against me and eat out of my hand. They have sucker mouths ... Scuba Sep 2013 #32

Cllck on Youtube "share" to copy paste the video link to DU. L0oniX Sep 2013 #11

WOW, Indeed. hunter Sep 2013 #12

One theory holds that they're knocking off parasites. n/t X_Digger Sep 2013 #16

I didn't know they did that, either. We have manta rays in the Gulf of Mexico, LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #27

I seem to recall a story about a ray landing (flying?) onto someone's boat. MoonRiver Sep 2013 #30

Yes, I think I did read something like that. I know people catch them LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #33

Huge Eagle Ray Jumps in Boat! pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #35

That's it! n/t MoonRiver Sep 2013 #38

I believe after 2008 they're just called Rays. :) Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2013 #17

Wow. Just wow. Scuba Sep 2013 #20

Way cool! Wounded Bear Sep 2013 #31

Thanks for posting, that is really fascinating. nt Zorra Sep 2013 #34

awesome Elasmobranchs reddread Sep 2013 #43

I herd it's rare for them to congregate in such large numbers pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #45

Beautiful! greatlaurel Sep 2013 #46

cool Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #47

wow MFM008 Sep 2013 #48

Freaking wow! malaise Sep 2013 #54

Great to see those guys in such numbers. Thanks. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #56