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The inquisitive manta ray close to shore with its escort of fish almost warning us as they swim ahead that there is a manta near.
For our second dive, we had another go at Manta Bommie. There was quite a bit of surge and lots of gumpf in the water, but that didn't stop the mantas.
Smooth-handed Ghost Crab (Ocypode cordimanus) on the beach at the Mantaray Resort, Nanuya Balavu Island in the Yasawa Island Group, Fiji. Photographed on 14 November 2015.
Manta alfredi
Intelligent: Mantas have the largest brain of all fish with a network of blood vessels that surround the braincase to keep it warm.
Romantic: A male may chase (follow) a female for months, they are thought to leap in the air to impress their love and when they mate, their scoops (mouths) are intertwined.
Too romantic: Unfortunately, if she is particularly good looking other males may try and get her and sometimes 20 odd males form a train behind her. Not only that, females cannot escape attention and will get pregnant again on the very same day as giving birth.
Snorkeling at the cleaning station at Manta Point off Nusa Penida near Bali, Indonesia. We saw at least 12 individual manta rays with wingspans up to 3+ meters. The mantas circled around the cleaning station to get nibbled by little fish.
We were all able to swim with giant manta rays in the bay, for several days in a row... an unforgettable experience