Tag Archive | "stingray"

Where Majestic and Deadly Rays Glide Beneath the Waves

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

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Where Majestic and Deadly Rays Glide Beneath the Waves

This image featuring a whale shark, a school of stingrays and another school of unidentified yellow fish almost appears more like a painting than a photo, so fortuitously full of life does it seem. Yet for all the majesty and beauty of the other creatures in this shot, it is the rays that take centre stage. Gliding through the depths, wing-like pectoral fins outspread as they ride the ocean currents, rays are the free birds of the blue, swimming with a grace that is difficult to fathom.

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Flying Stingray Kills Woman

Friday, March 21, 2008

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A spotted eagle ray leapt out of the water Thursday and struck a 55-year old woman in the head, killing her. It was not immediately clear if the woman was killed by the penetrating barb of

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Giant Freshwater Stingray Vs. Two Boats: Six Hour Battle

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

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Jean-Francois Helias was cruising in a convoy of 2 wooden boats with a total of 7 people on them along the Bank Pakong River in Thailand. The men were equipped with some of the best fishing equipment around and had already caught a smaller specimen that day, [...]

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