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  • Mobula Ray Pictures Reveal Spectacular Leaps

    11/23/2007 10:58:01 AM PST · by blam · 26 replies · 132+ views
    The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 11-23-2007 | Paul Eccleston
    Mobula Ray pictures reveal spectacular leaps By Paul Eccleston Last Updated: 5:01pm GMT 23/11/2007 It looks like a futuristic space ship skimming over the ocean's surface. Or maybe a triangular shaped prototype aircraft launched from the depths. In fact it is a Mobula Ray, a smaller cousin of the Manta Ray, which puts on a spectacular leaping display. The pictures were taken in the Sea of Cortez at the southern end of the Gulf of Mexico. Found in tropical oceans around the world the mobulas off Mexico are renowned for their acrobatics. They hurtle up from the depths and leap...