Giant Pacific Manta Ray & diver interaction (MR)
Isla Revillagigedos, Mexico, 2001
Our
good friend Steve Banks is seen here giving a good massage to one of the
giant mantas which frequent these waters November thru May each year.
The mantas here seek out the divers who act as cleaners, gently stroking
the belly region of these huge fish. The divers are given instructions
on the proper method of contact and there is a strict no-gloves policy
to prevent excessive touching. The mantas skin is covered with placoid
scales which are rough as coarse sandpaper. Too much contact results in
raw fingertips!
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ID# 100920-12
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