Manta ray
The largest species of ray in the world, these magnificent beasts (often called "devilfish") can grow as large as 25 feet across and have the largest brain-to-body ratio of all sharks, rays and skates. They are gigantic, smart and probably the last thing you want to see emerge from the deep while you're swimming in clear tropical waters on vacation.
In reality, though, manta rays are gentle giants. Like many other mammoth fish in the sea, they are filter feeders that eat the smallest of prey. Unlike stingrays, manta rays don't have a stinger, so divers have nothing to fear.
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Famous last words: in a strong naive Australian accent, " This Ray is Beautiful... this creature is scary looking but h-arm-less"... Crikeees!!!!
stingray, not mantaray, dumbass.
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These beautiful graceful rays are huge and awesome to see. They can leap into the air and give a flat resounding crash as a ton of flesh hits the water. They have no teeth or grinders, no tail stinger, but rely on speed to survive.
Giant Manta Rays
Can somebody elaborate the diff? Thanks. Good article.
I'm not an expert on zoology, and I'm gonna assume that the person who wrote this article might not be either. However, I do have to give them the benefit of the doubt. Considering they get paid to write, I'm going to assume they do some research before they do. Pretty much, if they say the animal is harmless, it probably is. Really, name five...better yet, ONE individual that you've heard of that's gotten HIV from a bat. BTW, if they look like they've been beaten and haven't eaten for a.... More
I really loved this article.I really liked the ayeaye.It looked like a something that you would see in a Sci-Fi movie. Thanks again for showing me the strange creatures that are in this world.
actually vampire bats carry a range of diseases including HIV and malaria. They cause thousands of deaths through the spread of these diseases, so acually, they are quite dangerous.
HIV is NOT spread by bats. Sex and blood, smarts. Bats? LOL Wow! Get the sex driven image out of your head. Hope those bats wear a condom.
No animal can transmit HIV from one host to another! Bugs or bats have never been able to transmit HIV, not even bed bugs!!
While they can't transmit HIV, they do spread rabies. So yes, vampire bats can be dangerous.
most vp bats die from there sickness bfore they get to pass it on bcause there bodies r not desinged to fit it of so there r less reports of rabies in ppl then in bats 4 that resone the find dead bats to check not live ones think ppl think thats all with any wild animal they find it dead b4 they say omg rabies or any thing so the animal had no time to pass it on
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