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Giant manta raised from the depths off Africa by ship's anchor |
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There are few details, but images posted to a Nairaland website forum starkly illustrate a story about a giant manta being hauled aboard an oil-rig servicing ship after becoming entangled in its anchor line in the South Atlantic. The unusual catch off Nigeria's Bonny Island involves one of the largest and most docile marine species. Giant mantas, which are found in temperate regions around the planet, can measure nearly 30 feet across and weigh more than a ton. Details of the catch are between the
accompanying images and it should be noted that giant mantas, which are plankton
eaters, do not possess stinging spines, as mentioned in the description from a
forum contributor named Pharrod. "The stinging Manta ray was killed when the
oil rig servicing ship anchored at the middle of ocean near Bonny Island. The
anchor of the ship brought the stinging ray up while the ship was about to sail.
The stinging Manta ray was killed while resting at the ocean floor. |
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