True Facts: Rays, The Floppy Sombreros of the Sea

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Dr. Guy Stevens, Manta Trust
Jasmine Corbett, Manta Trust
Dr. Steve Huskey, Western Kentucky University
Dr. Christopher G. Lowe, Shark Lab, CSU Long Beach
Dr. J.D. Laurence-Chasen, NREL
Dr. Gabe Weymouth, TU Delft
Dr. Csilla Ari, University of South Florida
Dr. Scott Seamone, BAMSI
Dr Douglas Syme, University of Calgary
Dr. Mike McCallister, Florida Atlantic University
Dr. Michael Kuba, University of Naples Federico II
Dr. Diego Martín Vazquez, INALI
Dr. Iman Borazjani, Texas A&M
Dr. Laura K. Jordan, NIWA
Dr. Michel J. Kaiser, The Lyell Centre
Martina & James Wing, Manta Ray Advocates Hawaii
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Dean MN, Bizzarro JJ, Clark B, Underwood CJ, Johanson Z. Large batoid fishes frequently consume stingrays despite skeletal damage. doi: 10.1098/rsos.170674.

Divi, Raj V. et al. ,Manta rays feed using ricochet separation, a novel nonclogging filtration mechanism.Sci. Adv.4,eaat9533(2018).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.aat9533

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