Andrea Marshall has dedicated her life to studying manta rays, learning everything she possibly can about the graceful marine creatures. So, when she spotted an unusual-looking manta ray off the ...

Forget Miami Beach and Mexico — if you want to swim with massive, magnificent, mysterious mobulids (the fish family that includes both manta and devil rays) make for the Maldives. Don’t be frightened ...

A video of the capture of a protected giant manta ray near Florida’s Panama City Beach has sparked outrage over concerns about animal welfare and conservation practices. Denis Richard, the founder and ...

The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

Just a handful of aquariums in the world display manta rays, and Florida is the only U.S. state that allows their harvest. A manta ray is shown in this file photo. The capture of a giant manta ray for ...

A bipartisan group of state and federal lawmakers is seeking sweeping new protections for threatened marine life following a viral video that showed a Florida company capturing a giant manta ray for ...

There’s a third species of manta ray gracefully gliding through the seas, a recent study has confirmed. Researchers have named the newly described species, found in the western Atlantic, Mobula yarae ...

“I mean, he was in pain. That animal was in pain," a witness alleged of the aquatic animal A dolphin touring company in Florida witnessed an endangered giant manta ray being taken from its natural ...

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 ...

Devil's Advocate: You don't have to be a diving demon to relish remarkable rays -- here's how. Courtesy of InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort Forget Miami Beach and Mexico — if you want to ...