The newly described Mobula yarae joins a vulnerable group of rays facing threats like bycatch, boat strikes, and habitat loss ...

Florida locals are calling out state authorities after a dolphin tours company stumbled upon a crew capturing an endangered ...

Thousands of new species are found each year.” But few discoveries have so wonderfully illustrated the power of modern ...

New species are all around us, and while some have been hiding away in the foliage of tropical forests, some have been hiding in plain sight. In 2009, one manta ray species was revealed to actually be ...

Denis Richard watched five men heave a giant manta ray from the waters off Panama City Beach and plop it into a pool on their ...

In the crystal waters of the Atlantic Ocean swam a “large” sea creature with a distinctive black-and-white coloring and “whip ...

Despite being a threatened species, FWC issued a license for a company to capture a giant manta ray in Panama City Beach for ...

A Florida boat tour founder is “outraged” by the capturing a giant manta ray near Panama City Beach for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi.

Hall said the manta ray stayed still for Wilton, and patiently allowed the diver to remove all the hooks. “I’m sure that manta knew that Jake was trying to get the hooks out,” Hall added.

To understand manta rays, the ANGARI Foundation partnered with a team of research groups to create the first-ever accurate, 3D manta ray model.

Scientists still don’t know why the manta has its strange pink hue, but have ruled out an odd diet. Nicknamed Inspector Clouseau, the famous inspector from Pink Panther, the ray measures 11 feet.