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  • First film of a 'giant' stingray

    11/10/2009 4:44:12 PM PST · by JoeProBono · 20 replies · 1,835+ views
    bbc ^ | November 2009 | Matt Walker
    Caught on film It is one of the rarest giants of the ocean, and it has been caught on film for the first time. An underwater camera crew filming for the BBC has recorded a smalleye stingray swimming off the coast of Mozambique. The smalleye stingray is the largest of all 70 species of stingray, attaining widths of more than 2m. The elusive creature, first discovered in 1908, has only ever been seen alive off Tofo in southern Mozambique. Rare sight Stingrays are cartilaginous fish that are related to sharks. They occur is marine, freshwater and estuarine habitats and vary...