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Manta from below. Mantas usually give birth to a single pup after a 12 month pregnancy © Andrea Marshall

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Film crew dives into the incredible secret world of the giant manta ray

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Last updated at 3:32 PM on 11th November 2009

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Gliding through the oceans like ghosts, these mysterious manta rays have been captured in unique footage filmed off the coast of Mozambique.

Biologist Andrea Marshall is shown performing a ballet-like dance with the inquisitive giant fish, which she described as 'the most beautiful underwater birds.'

The experienced diver has been based in the coastal African country since 2003. She spent last year swimming with the black-winged creatures alongside a film crew for a BBC documentary.

Until recently it was thought there was only one species of manta ray, but Dr Marshall realised many of the rays - that can grow up to 23ft long - displayed different markings and behaviour.


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These ocean-faring rays did not stick to the shallow reefs like the others, but migrated 700miles to the Maldives, which is the longest migration known for a fish in the Indian ocean.

The mantas were tracked by the team using a GPS system, which revealed they made their epic voyage in just 60 days.

They also retained a vestigial sting adapted from their sting ray cousins - which has become useless over the centuries and is harmless to humans.

The 30-year-old researcher concluded she was observing two separate species of mantas - one of them totally new to science. The larger mantas kept the name Manta birostris, while Dr Marshall named the reef-going mantas Manta alfredi, after an early biologist.

During her close encounters with the rays, Dr Marshall spotted huge scars on their bodies that had been inflicted by large sharks. She also observed them queuing up to have their wounds tended by cleaner fish, which bit off the dead tissue.

Her research also uncovered a unique gathering place for pregnant female reef mantas in the Maldives, which could be crucial to the species survival. Females only give birth to a single pup after 12 months and Dr Marshall found they rarely gave birth two years in a row.

Dr Marshall works to protect the large and charismatic species at the Manta Ray & Whale Shark Research Centre at Tofo Beach in southern Mozambique.

The documentary's director Mark Woodward said: 'Out at sea, giant mantas risk being captured and gutted for their fins by unregulated fishing, to meet the online demand for so-called traditional Chinese remedies.'

'Andrea: Queen of the Mantas' will be shown on BBC Two at 8pm on Wednesday, 11 November

Film crew dives into the incredible secret world of the giant manta ray

www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1226616/Giant-man...


Film crew dives into the incredible secret world of the giant manta ray

www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1226616/Giant-man...

By Claire Bates
Last updated at 3:32 PM on 11th November 2009

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Gliding through the oceans like ghosts, these mysterious manta rays have been captured in unique footage filmed off the coast of Mozambique.

Biologist Andrea Marshall is shown performing a ballet-like dance with the inquisitive giant fish, which she described as 'the most beautiful underwater birds.'

The experienced diver has been based in the coastal African country since 2003. She spent last year swimming with the black-winged creatures alongside a film crew for a BBC documentary.

Until recently it was thought there was only one species of manta ray, but Dr Marshall realised many of the rays - that can grow up to 23ft long - displayed different markings and behaviour.


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* The psychedelic seaslugs that outshine their garden cousins
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1226365/The-psych...
* Not so cute after all, then! Fierce leopard seal displays its two-inch teeth as it hunts down a penguin
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These ocean-faring rays did not stick to the shallow reefs like the others, but migrated 700miles to the Maldives, which is the longest migration known for a fish in the Indian ocean.

The mantas were tracked by the team using a GPS system, which revealed they made their epic voyage in just 60 days.

They also retained a vestigial sting adapted from their sting ray cousins - which has become useless over the centuries and is harmless to humans.

The 30-year-old researcher concluded she was observing two separate species of mantas - one of them totally new to science. The larger mantas kept the name Manta birostris, while Dr Marshall named the reef-going mantas Manta alfredi, after an early biologist.

During her close encounters with the rays, Dr Marshall spotted huge scars on their bodies that had been inflicted by large sharks. She also observed them queuing up to have their wounds tended by cleaner fish, which bit off the dead tissue.

Her research also uncovered a unique gathering place for pregnant female reef mantas in the Maldives, which could be crucial to the species survival. Females only give birth to a single pup after 12 months and Dr Marshall found they rarely gave birth two years in a row.

Dr Marshall works to protect the large and charismatic species at the Manta Ray & Whale Shark Research Centre at Tofo Beach in southern Mozambique.

The documentary's director Mark Woodward said: 'Out at sea, giant mantas risk being captured and gutted for their fins by unregulated fishing, to meet the online demand for so-called traditional Chinese remedies.'

'Andrea: Queen of the Mantas' will be shown on BBC Two at 8pm on Wednesday, 11 November

Manta with yellow fish: Mantas could be one of the most intelligent creatures in the ocean © Andrea Marshall

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Film crew dives into the incredible secret world of the giant manta ray

www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1226616/Giant-man...

By Claire Bates
Last updated at 3:32 PM on 11th November 2009

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Gliding through the oceans like ghosts, these mysterious manta rays have been captured in unique footage filmed off the coast of Mozambique.

Biologist Andrea Marshall is shown performing a ballet-like dance with the inquisitive giant fish, which she described as 'the most beautiful underwater birds.'

The experienced diver has been based in the coastal African country since 2003. She spent last year swimming with the black-winged creatures alongside a film crew for a BBC documentary.

Until recently it was thought there was only one species of manta ray, but Dr Marshall realised many of the rays - that can grow up to 23ft long - displayed different markings and behaviour.


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* The psychedelic seaslugs that outshine their garden cousins
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* Not so cute after all, then! Fierce leopard seal displays its two-inch teeth as it hunts down a penguin
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1226606/Not-cu...
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These ocean-faring rays did not stick to the shallow reefs like the others, but migrated 700miles to the Maldives, which is the longest migration known for a fish in the Indian ocean.

The mantas were tracked by the team using a GPS system, which revealed they made their epic voyage in just 60 days.

They also retained a vestigial sting adapted from their sting ray cousins - which has become useless over the centuries and is harmless to humans.

The 30-year-old researcher concluded she was observing two separate species of mantas - one of them totally new to science. The larger mantas kept the name Manta birostris, while Dr Marshall named the reef-going mantas Manta alfredi, after an early biologist.

During her close encounters with the rays, Dr Marshall spotted huge scars on their bodies that had been inflicted by large sharks. She also observed them queuing up to have their wounds tended by cleaner fish, which bit off the dead tissue.

Her research also uncovered a unique gathering place for pregnant female reef mantas in the Maldives, which could be crucial to the species survival. Females only give birth to a single pup after 12 months and Dr Marshall found they rarely gave birth two years in a row.

Dr Marshall works to protect the large and charismatic species at the Manta Ray & Whale Shark Research Centre at Tofo Beach in southern Mozambique.

The documentary's director Mark Woodward said: 'Out at sea, giant mantas risk being captured and gutted for their fins by unregulated fishing, to meet the online demand for so-called traditional Chinese remedies.'

'Andrea: Queen of the Mantas' will be shown on BBC Two at 8pm on Wednesday, 11 November

A manta group: More than a hundred manta rays gather at Hanifaru in the Maldives to feed

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Film crew dives into the incredible secret world of the giant manta ray

www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1226616/Giant-man...

By Claire Bates
Last updated at 3:32 PM on 11th November 2009

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Gliding through the oceans like ghosts, these mysterious manta rays have been captured in unique footage filmed off the coast of Mozambique.

Biologist Andrea Marshall is shown performing a ballet-like dance with the inquisitive giant fish, which she described as 'the most beautiful underwater birds.'

The experienced diver has been based in the coastal African country since 2003. She spent last year swimming with the black-winged creatures alongside a film crew for a BBC documentary.

Until recently it was thought there was only one species of manta ray, but Dr Marshall realised many of the rays - that can grow up to 23ft long - displayed different markings and behaviour.


More...

* The psychedelic seaslugs that outshine their garden cousins
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1226365/The-psych...
* Not so cute after all, then! Fierce leopard seal displays its two-inch teeth as it hunts down a penguin
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1226606/Not-cu...
* It's all plane sailing: The Super Aviator sub in action
www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1225515/Its-plan...

These ocean-faring rays did not stick to the shallow reefs like the others, but migrated 700miles to the Maldives, which is the longest migration known for a fish in the Indian ocean.

The mantas were tracked by the team using a GPS system, which revealed they made their epic voyage in just 60 days.

They also retained a vestigial sting adapted from their sting ray cousins - which has become useless over the centuries and is harmless to humans.

The 30-year-old researcher concluded she was observing two separate species of mantas - one of them totally new to science. The larger mantas kept the name Manta birostris, while Dr Marshall named the reef-going mantas Manta alfredi, after an early biologist.

During her close encounters with the rays, Dr Marshall spotted huge scars on their bodies that had been inflicted by large sharks. She also observed them queuing up to have their wounds tended by cleaner fish, which bit off the dead tissue.

Her research also uncovered a unique gathering place for pregnant female reef mantas in the Maldives, which could be crucial to the species survival. Females only give birth to a single pup after 12 months and Dr Marshall found they rarely gave birth two years in a row.

Dr Marshall works to protect the large and charismatic species at the Manta Ray & Whale Shark Research Centre at Tofo Beach in southern Mozambique.

The documentary's director Mark Woodward said: 'Out at sea, giant mantas risk being captured and gutted for their fins by unregulated fishing, to meet the online demand for so-called traditional Chinese remedies.'

'Andrea: Queen of the Mantas' will be shown on BBC Two at 8pm on Wednesday, 11 November

Film crew dives into the incredible secret world of the giant manta ray

www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1226616/Giant-man...

By Claire Bates
Last updated at 3:32 PM on 11th November 2009

* Comments (11)
* Add to My Stories

Gliding through the oceans like ghosts, these mysterious manta rays have been captured in unique footage filmed off the coast of Mozambique.

Biologist Andrea Marshall is shown performing a ballet-like dance with the inquisitive giant fish, which she described as 'the most beautiful underwater birds.'

The experienced diver has been based in the coastal African country since 2003. She spent last year swimming with the black-winged creatures alongside a film crew for a BBC documentary.

Until recently it was thought there was only one species of manta ray, but Dr Marshall realised many of the rays - that can grow up to 23ft long - displayed different markings and behaviour.


More...

* The psychedelic seaslugs that outshine their garden cousins
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1226365/The-psych...
* Not so cute after all, then! Fierce leopard seal displays its two-inch teeth as it hunts down a penguin
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1226606/Not-cu...
* It's all plane sailing: The Super Aviator sub in action
www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1225515/Its-plan...

These ocean-faring rays did not stick to the shallow reefs like the others, but migrated 700miles to the Maldives, which is the longest migration known for a fish in the Indian ocean.

The mantas were tracked by the team using a GPS system, which revealed they made their epic voyage in just 60 days.

They also retained a vestigial sting adapted from their sting ray cousins - which has become useless over the centuries and is harmless to humans.

The 30-year-old researcher concluded she was observing two separate species of mantas - one of them totally new to science. The larger mantas kept the name Manta birostris, while Dr Marshall named the reef-going mantas Manta alfredi, after an early biologist.

During her close encounters with the rays, Dr Marshall spotted huge scars on their bodies that had been inflicted by large sharks. She also observed them queuing up to have their wounds tended by cleaner fish, which bit off the dead tissue.

Her research also uncovered a unique gathering place for pregnant female reef mantas in the Maldives, which could be crucial to the species survival. Females only give birth to a single pup after 12 months and Dr Marshall found they rarely gave birth two years in a row.

Dr Marshall works to protect the large and charismatic species at the Manta Ray & Whale Shark Research Centre at Tofo Beach in southern Mozambique.

The documentary's director Mark Woodward said: 'Out at sea, giant mantas risk being captured and gutted for their fins by unregulated fishing, to meet the online demand for so-called traditional Chinese remedies.'

'Andrea: Queen of the Mantas' will be shown on BBC Two at 8pm on Wednesday, 11 November

Manta from below: The results of a tagging study showed that one of the giants, Magellan, swam 700 miles in 60 days © Andrea Marshall

www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/index.html

Film crew dives into the incredible secret world of the giant manta ray

www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1226616/Giant-man...

By Claire Bates
Last updated at 3:32 PM on 11th November 2009

* Comments (11)
* Add to My Stories

Gliding through the oceans like ghosts, these mysterious manta rays have been captured in unique footage filmed off the coast of Mozambique.

Biologist Andrea Marshall is shown performing a ballet-like dance with the inquisitive giant fish, which she described as 'the most beautiful underwater birds.'

The experienced diver has been based in the coastal African country since 2003. She spent last year swimming with the black-winged creatures alongside a film crew for a BBC documentary.

Until recently it was thought there was only one species of manta ray, but Dr Marshall realised many of the rays - that can grow up to 23ft long - displayed different markings and behaviour.


More...

* The psychedelic seaslugs that outshine their garden cousins
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1226365/The-psych...
* Not so cute after all, then! Fierce leopard seal displays its two-inch teeth as it hunts down a penguin
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1226606/Not-cu...
* It's all plane sailing: The Super Aviator sub in action
www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1225515/Its-plan...

These ocean-faring rays did not stick to the shallow reefs like the others, but migrated 700miles to the Maldives, which is the longest migration known for a fish in the Indian ocean.

The mantas were tracked by the team using a GPS system, which revealed they made their epic voyage in just 60 days.

They also retained a vestigial sting adapted from their sting ray cousins - which has become useless over the centuries and is harmless to humans.

The 30-year-old researcher concluded she was observing two separate species of mantas - one of them totally new to science. The larger mantas kept the name Manta birostris, while Dr Marshall named the reef-going mantas Manta alfredi, after an early biologist.

During her close encounters with the rays, Dr Marshall spotted huge scars on their bodies that had been inflicted by large sharks. She also observed them queuing up to have their wounds tended by cleaner fish, which bit off the dead tissue.

Her research also uncovered a unique gathering place for pregnant female reef mantas in the Maldives, which could be crucial to the species survival. Females only give birth to a single pup after 12 months and Dr Marshall found they rarely gave birth two years in a row.

Dr Marshall works to protect the large and charismatic species at the Manta Ray & Whale Shark Research Centre at Tofo Beach in southern Mozambique.

The documentary's director Mark Woodward said: 'Out at sea, giant mantas risk being captured and gutted for their fins by unregulated fishing, to meet the online demand for so-called traditional Chinese remedies.'

'Andrea: Queen of the Mantas' will be shown on BBC Two at 8pm on Wednesday, 11 November

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