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tblue37

(65,408 posts) Fri Mar 22, 2024, 11:38 PM Mar 22

A school of stingrays riding a wave.

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A school of stingrays riding a wave. (Original Post) tblue37 Mar 22 OP

Stingrays? DFW Mar 23 #1

Yes, and aren't they gorgeous in their natural element? Hekate Mar 23 #2

Mantas are a wonder to behold. We've seen them on night dives off the Big Island. DFW Mar 23 #3

DFW

(54,405 posts)

1. Stingrays?

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2024, 02:55 AM

Mar 23

They look more like mantas

Hekate

(90,714 posts)

2. Yes, and aren't they gorgeous in their natural element?

Reply to DFW (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 23, 2024, 03:26 AM

Mar 23

I remember the time when I was young and I got to go to the ginormous aquarium on O’ahu. I walked down and down until I could see the turtles, so heavy and clumsy on land, “flying” and soaring underwater like birds in the air.

DFW

(54,405 posts)

3. Mantas are a wonder to behold. We've seen them on night dives off the Big Island.

Reply to Hekate (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 23, 2024, 04:52 AM

Mar 23

The big ones, as in ten foot "wing" span, swim right up to you and do somersaults right in front of you without touching. Skillful trained acrobats couldn't do that with more precision.

I never got to see that aquarium on O'ahu. We were always on the Big Island, since that's where my daughter's friends were, although we once did go over to Kaua'i for a few days to take that fabled (with good reason!) helicopter ride down the Waimea Canyon, over the ridge, and then down along the Na Pali coast.

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