Source: Ken FUNAKOSHI, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license. New research documents manta rays moving their cephalic lobes — the modified fins on either side of their mouths ...

A new species of Atlantic manta ray, named Mobula yarae, has been formally identified thanks to an international research collaboration. Using integrative taxonomy, which combines genetic analysis and ...

Across the earth, various creatures coexist peacefully, posing no harm to anyone. These harmless animals remind us that all wildlife is not dangerous, many play vital roles in maintaining balance ...

Crittercams are revealing new secrets of the depths—offering scientists insight into how rays, sharks, whales, and other marine animals behave when we’re not around. An oceanic manta ray outfitted ...

Photographer Kristian Laine was freediving recently off the southernmost island of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef when a bright pink manta ray glided by. He thought for sure that his camera was ...