I turned into a giggly school girl on Stocking Island in the Exumas, when I hand
fed conch slop to a stingray on the Chat «N» Chill beach.
Not exact matches
The
conch fish, Astrapogon stellatus, lives as a commensal (
feeding at the same table) in the mantle cavity of the
conch.
When in the lagoon they
feed on
conchs and other large snails, crushing the shells in their mouth to get to the animal and spitting the shell fragments out.
In one visit to this gem of a place, you can hand -
feed stingrays (charming and incredible); flirt with the occasional wild dolphin; play on a homemade tire swing, enjoy a round of beach volleyball, eat at the
conch salad bar, hike through nature trails, sunbathe on the beach and eat from a highly original menu where everything is grilled.
One assumes from the name that the
conch feed on this grass as well as sea grass, but no
conch were seen on my visits to the site.
This diverse landscape is home to a colorful underwater garden where schools of fish, sharks,
conch, rays, lobsters, sea turtles, and even dolphins live, play,
feed, and give birth to their young.
From there we head toward the Stingray City Sandbar, a small sandbar that for most is waist deep, in order to
feed, swim with, and interact with Cayman's most prized possession, the southern stingray.We will also visit two other sites, one on the barrier reef that separates Stingray City from the open water of the Caribbean, and another lovely site locally called Coral Gardens.The barrier reef is in 6 - 8 feet of water and is known for its aquatic sea life such as lobsters, crabs, and
conchs.