The remote area is usually teeming with aquatic life of every description -
from giant mantas, dolphins, whales and turtles... to the beautiful Moorish Idols, Sargeant - Majors, and the delicate sea - horse.
Not exact matches
Now, scientists with the University of Washington's Friday Harbor Laboratories have discovered enough differences in the filters to be able to identify the
giant manta and eight of the devil rays using the part
from inside their mouth that has been dried and is being sold.
Apart
from the
mantas we saw a few
giant frogfish, cuttlefish,
giant trevally, juvenile silver sweetlip, turtles, bamboo sharks and many other big and small reef fish in every color of the rainbow.
Boats depart
from Cabo San Lucas for cruises to the Socorro Islands, where undersea pinnacles attract
giant manta rays, silky sharks, bottlenose dolphins and hammerheads.
These islands are famous for their pelagic encounters ranging
from humpback whales to hammerheads and, most importantly,
Giant Oceanic
Manta Rays.
From snorkeling along with millions of sardines and whale sharks in the Philippines to snorkeling with twelve
giant manta rays in Indonesia.
Aside
from the astounding reef life, Koh Bon is one of the best places to see big pelagic creatures; both
giant Mantas and Whale Sharks are local residents here.
Researchers have attached satellite tags to
mantas to track migration, observed and counted their numbers
from the sky in aerial surveys, and photographed their distinct skin patterns all in an effort to understand more about this graceful
giant.
Dragging your eyes away
from the shark spectacle you will see
mantas soaring above you amidst batfish and large schools of
giant trevallies.
From the tiniest Pygmy Seahorses to
giant majestic Oceanic
Manta Rays, Chinese Sea...
Dive in Costa Rica is an unforgettable experience; there are just few places in the world where divers enjoy so many species of marine life,
from the tiny tube blennies to the
giant manta rays.
Giant Manta Rays get listed by an international treaty organization, with help
from a documentary.