Manta Rays
Huge, intelligent, playful and inquisitive, manta rays are a favourite encounter for millions of scuba divers around the world.
MMF confirms world-first international reef manta migration
A new Marine Megafauna Foundation has confirmed the first international movement of reef manta rays in South Africa
The mutual benefits of ocean cleaning stations
The ocean's cleaning stations are one of nature’s most remarkable examples of how evolution finds solutions to life’s challenges
Devil Ray Conservation Dive launched at Aliwal Shoal
A unique 'Devil Ray Conservation Dive' is to be launched this December at Aliwal Shoal off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
World’s largest oceanic manta ray population in Ecuador, says MMF study
The world's largest population of giant oceanic manta rays has been identified off the coast of Ecuador, accoring to a newly published study
Manta ray nursery discovered in Raja Ampat
First study to confirm a nursery for globally vulnerable reef manta rays in isolated waters around Raja Ampat in Indonesia
Reef manta relationships depend on individual behaviour
New research from Marine Megafauna Foundation and The Manta Trust reveals new details about how their movement affects their social bonds
An evening with Doug Allan for World Manta Day
Multi award winning wildlife cameraman Doug Allan and the Manta Trust are hosting an event to celebrate World Manta Day, on 17 September
Endangered Species Day profile: Andrea Marshall
Today marks the 17th annual Endangered Species Day, during which people commit to l taking action to save the oceans# many endangered species
The best places to scuba dive with manta rays
Scuba diving with manta rays is one of the greatest experiences you can have underwater - here are some of the best places to spot them
MMF reveals new 3D manta ray model
Marine Megafauna Foundation and its partners have created the world's first accurate 3D model of a manta ray.
Manta rays communicate with their cephalic lobes – study
New research indicates that manta rays move their cephalic lobes in 'specific and interesting ways' during social interactions
Heroic Nusa Penida manta rescue
Two dive instructors heroically rescue an entangled manta ray off the coast of Nusa Pendia off Bali, Indonesia
Manta rays make friends and socialise
Manta rays form social relationships and actively choose their social partners, a new Marine Megafauna Foundation study has revealed
No more mantas, only mobulas
A comprehensive study of the DNA of the rays that – up until last week – were known as mantas…
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