Butterfly Ray Facts: a RAY with WINGS 🦈 Animal Fact Files

Описание: Butterfly rays have wide fins, also known as wings, giving them a butterfly-like appearance. Learn more butterfly ray facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Genus - Gymnura
Range: tropical and warm temperate oceans
Habitat: sandy or muddy bottom areas
Size: wingspan can be more than 6 feet (1.8 m); up to 130 pounds (60 kg)
Diet: fish, crustaceans, mollusks, plankton, etc.
Threats: larger fish such as hammerheads, fishing, parasites
Lifespan: 10+ years estimated

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Butterfly Ray HABITAT 0:00
Butterfly Ray APPEARANCE 0:37
Butterfly Ray DIET and THREATS 1:15
Butterfly Ray Life Cycle 2:22
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Image and Video Credits:
Flipper Dive Center -    • ツバクロエイ　砂をかぶってカモフラージュ　群馬県伊勢崎市のダイビングショップ、スクール  
Kaiten! -    • Mantelina en el pecio del Arona (Gran Cana...  
David Barlic -    • Giant Butterfly Ray GoPro  
Bursa Diving Academy -    • Spiny Butterfly Ray - Kazık Kuyruk Vatoz  
Guliiermo Bernal -    • Mantelinas en Gran Canaria  
Sasuke Tsujita -    • ツバクロエイ　Butterfly ray　Gymnura japonica  
Christian Hernandez Hauser - https://vimeo.com/87629467
Tim Sheerman-Chase - https://vimeo.com/34477595
Alberto Alcala - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/34... ;https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/34...
Rafael Rosa - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/32...

Research Credits:
https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/2577
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/dis...
https://www.fishbase.se/summary/13183
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/dis...
https://www.fishbase.se/summary/15404
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/...
https://books.google.com/books?id=ON-...

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