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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<h1>Manta ray (<em>Mobula sp.</em>)</h1>
<img src="img/manta_ray.jpg">
<h3>Habitat and distribution</h3>
<p>
Mantas are pelagic species found in tropical and subtropical waters in
all the world's major oceans, and also venture into temperate seas.
<br>
The furthest from the equator they have been recorded is North Carolina
in the United States (31°N) and the North Island of New Zealand (36°S).
<br>
Manta rays prefer water temperatures above 20 °C.
<ul>
<li> <em>M. alfredi</em> is minantly found in tropical areas.
<li> <em>M. birostris</em> lives mostly in the open ocean,
travelling with the currents and migrating to areas where
upwellings of nutrient-rich water increase prey concentrations.
</ul>
</p>
<h3>Diet</h3>
<p>
Manta rays are filter feeders as well as macropredators.
<br>
On the surface, they consume large quantities of zooplankton in the
form of shrimp, krill, and planktonic crabs.
<br>
In deeper depths, mantas consume small to medium-sized fish.
</p>
<h3>Behaviour</h3>
<p>
Swimming behavior in mantas differs across habitats: when travelling over
deep water, they swim at a constant rate in a straight line, while further
inshore, they usually bask or swim idly around.
<br>
Mantas may travel alone or in groups up to 50. They may associate with other
fish species, as well as sea birds and marine mammals. Mantas sometimes
breach or leap out of the water. Individuals in a group may make aerial
jumps in succession.
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<h3>What I like about this animal</h3>
<p>
<ul>
<li> It glides gracefully thourgh the sea, like an aquatic bird.
<li> Unlike its shark relatives, it does not have sharp teeth.
</ul>
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