#mantaray — Public Fediverse posts

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦈✈️ On August 16, 2026, #NewEngland #Aquarium scientists flying over the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument logged more than 2,000 #animals across 15 species southeast of #CapeCod.

The count included 11 #whale #sharks, some 1,800 #dolphins, an endangered #spermwhale, and a #humpback. Researchers called the #diversity a marker of #habitat value, noting recent #policy changes now allow commercial #fishing there.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/over-2000-animals-spotted-off-the-coast-of-cape-cod/

#whaleshark #marinebiology #biology #ocean #conservation #dolphins #mantaray #science #endangeredspecies #endangered #fieldwork

#TIL that hitchhiker fishes exist AND that at least one species of them sometimes [and this will be #TMI for some of you] ride INSIDE the kloaka of manta rays!!1

yes, that's the toot. please find the link to the article in question in my next toot.

#mantaRay #zoology #parasitism #fauna #hitchhiker