An official Chinese media report on Friday unveiled the world's first case of a soft-body bionic manta ray submersible detecting and locking onto simulated underwater explosive devices in dark waters ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Plucked from Florida waters and sent to Sea World on the other side of the world. That’s what happened to a threatened giant manta ray, and it was legal. Now there’s a bill in the ...

The Manta Ray, which is known to be highly intelligent and the largest ray in the ocean, topped a popular vote two years ago to become Florida State College at Jacksonville's new mascot. Now “Rayzor ...

The Atlantic manta ray, long thought to be part of a wider species of elusive giant rays but reclassified just this summer as one that nurses its pups off Florida’s coast, holds another secret: its ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Zoo has released a collection of X-rays of several of the animals in their care. “Digital radiology helps us perform our examinations more quickly and precisely, so ...

A group that studies manta rays in Florida has shared disturbing footage of a high-speed vessel plowing over a large manta as it cruised near the surface beyond an inlet. “I was filming a manta ...

A juvenile manta ray named Ozzy was found dead near the Boynton Beach Inlet from a boat strike. Scientists are concerned that boat traffic in the narrow, fast-moving inlet may pose a threat to the ...

A giant manta ray was captured off Panama City Beach, sparking public outrage and national attention. The capture was permitted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for an aquarium ...

In “The Last Dive,” director Cody Sheehy follows Terry Kennedy, an ex-Hell’s Angel-turned manta ray conservationist, on a personal journey to Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. After a stint in jail, Kennedy, a ...

The state wildlife agency allowing the capture of a threatened species is “inconsistent with Florida’s own legacy of marine conservation,” the lawmakers wrote. Max Chesnes is the Tampa Bay Times' ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – In July, we told you about a giant manta ray caught off Panama City Beach. The manta ray was sent to Sea ...