“The Cultural Significance of the Manta Ray in Hawaii.” Hawai’i Magazine, HAWAI’I Magazine, 25 Aug. “World’s Oldest Known Manta Ray Spotted Again on Great Barrier Reef.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 12 Oct. ✦ “Giant Manta Ray.” Oceana, Oceana, 10 Mar. “Manta Ray Symbolism (7 Meanings) – Spirit Animal & Dreams.” Symbolism & Metaphor, Symbolism & Metaphor, 8 June 2022. “Manta Ray.” Cosmic Animal Meanings, Messages & Dreams. ✦ “Manta Ray Reproduction.” BioExpedition,, 16 Jan. “For Manta Rays, Survival Isn’t Black and White.” Hakai Magazine, Tula Foundation, 8 Jan. Below are 2 pictures, one of my tattoo and the other of a painting I made for a high school presentation. It’s my dream to one day swim alongside a manta ray and/or to work with them for my career. I have a tattoo of two of these elegant creatures on my thigh. They’ve long been my favorite animals for their graceful behavior, cultural significance, and fascinating size. As phrased by Bethany Augliere, “When viewed from above, a dark back helps an animal to blend with darker, deeper waters, and when viewed from below, a light belly helps them to blend with the sunlit surface and sky, making them less visible to predators.” Their black ‘back’ and white ‘stomach’ is a form of camouflage called countershading.As far as we know, giant manta rays have the largest brain of any fish.Giant mantas can dive upwards of 3,000 feet (914 meters).Manta rays are in the same animal class as sharks - Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish).
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