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The First Manta Ray born in Captivity June 21, 2007

Posted by Andy Carroll in : Conservation , trackback

Some interesting news coming from Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. They have managed to breed some Manta Rays in their aquarium. The new baby is a female and measures about 1.9 inch in width. As its mother is over 4 mtrs wide, it looks like there is a bit of growing yet to do! Read more about it here

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1. marco - June 21, 2007

There is actually a video of the birth on youtube (just do a search for ‘manta’). It’s fascinating.


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