BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – In July, we told you about a giant manta ray caught off Panama City Beach. The manta ray was sent to Sea World Abu Dhabi after the FWC issued a permit for its capture. Two ...

Researchers from both the University of California, San Diego and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) stepped forward this week with some exciting news: they’ve discovered the first ...

Scientists have discovered a prehistoric shark so strange it looks part manta ray, part great white. With wing-like fins and a wide mouth built for filtering plankton, this “eagle shark” glided ...

Thousands of at-risk manta and devil rays become accidental bycatch in tuna fishing nets every year. A simple sorting grid could help save them.

Last week a fisherman in northwestern Peru caught an enormous manta ray, and photos of the dead, bloody animal have angered conservationists around the world. The fishermen accidentally caught the ...

SARASOTA, Fla. -- They’re known as one of the giants of the ocean. Manta rays can reach 28 feet across and one, a younger smaller one, was spotted off Pinellas County. “Manta Ray sightings are rare ...

SeaWorld Orlando unveiled plans Thursday for a new coaster ride and marine attraction called Manta next summer. The new ride will feature a manta ray-shaped passenger compartment and views of marine ...

"...sharks and rays are not the solitary, mindless, socially bereft animals that we perhaps thought them to be in the past.” —Robert Perryman A recent National ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - A single mother of four is paying it forward after strangers showered her and her son with stuffed animal gifts. It all started when Tiffany Holloway posted a photo of a hand sewn ...

In July, we told you about a giant manta ray caught off Panama City Beach. The manta ray was sent to Sea World Abu Dhabi after the FWC issued a permit for its capture. For more News, Weather, and ...