45K views · 1.3K reactions | Baby manta ray captured swimming along Florida coast | The Independent | Facebook

12K views · 466 reactions | Enormous giant oceanic manta ray swimming in the waters near an offshore rig in Trinidad - Video ©️ by @shiva.selwyn The giant manta ray is the largest ray and one of the biggest fishes in the world; reaching widths of up to 29 feet (8.8 m). #mantaray #oceans #videooftheday #oceanlife https://instagram.com/shiva.selwyn?igshid=3vyvu9pyt1i6 | Ocean Magazine | Facebook

MESMERIZING: Watch this giant manta ray glide effortlessly through the ocean. 💫 These gentle giants grow so large by filter feeding on plankton and small fish, using their cephalic lobes—those fin-like appendages near their mouths—to funnel food in as they swim. Let’s protect our oceans for manta rays and all the amazing creatures that call it home. 💙 | Oceana

Single file please 🌊 Manta rays are filter feeders, sifting zooplankton and krill through their gill plates. | BBC Earth

317K views · 10K reactions | Meet the giant oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) – one of the ocean’s most graceful and intelligent giants! ✨ With wingspans reaching up to 7 meters (23 ft), these gentle filter feeders play a vital role in marine ecosystems. Sadly, they’re listed as Vulnerable due to overfishing and bycatch. Protecting them means protecting our oceans!  IG 'big_blue_divers_rasdhoo' | PADI | Facebook