Video: Giant manta ray filmed in Thai waters

 

Picture: 77koaded

 

Thai media reported that a giant oceanic manta ray - measuring four to five meters across - had been filmed by a deep sea diving guide in the south of Thailand. 

 

77koaded said this was very exciting in their headline. 

 

Guide Somporn Kaewmaneechote said he made the film at a depth of 18 meters in 26 meter deep water off Koh Tachai, part of the Similan Islands' national park in Phangnga. 

 

Giant manta rays are often bigger than the one in the video - they grow to an average of about 22 feet wingspan and can weigh up to 3,000 pounds. 

 

Unless disturbed they generally present no threat to humans.

 

Source: 77koaded

 

 

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This is news?

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Unless disturbed they generally present no threat to humans.

It's the manta that should be worried.

Quick, phone David Attenborough for his next series.   LOL

 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

18 meters in 26 meter deep. about 22 feet wingspan and can weigh up to 3,000 pounds. 

next weeks lottery numbers ….  

Must be something to do with Climate Change.

Although it wasn't a manta ray, Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray, a relative of the Manta but with a tail.

2 hours ago, dinsdale said:

It's the manta that should be worried.

Esp if there are any Chinese swimming in the vicinity!!!!

3 hours ago, HHTel said:

Although it wasn't a manta ray, Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray, a relative of the Manta but with a tail.

Manta Ray has a tail.

I would not have thought this to be a rare event as both species of manta have been filmed and photographed many times in the southern waters of Thailand????

Splendid! 

Why give depths in metric but "wingspan" and weight in Imperial measurements?  Just curious.

'nuf sed.

On 11/11/2019 at 3:35 PM, PETERTHEEATER said:

This is news?

It's something of interest to some people, so, yes, it qualifies.

On 11/12/2019 at 8:49 AM, MRToMRT said:

I would not have thought this to be a rare event as both species of manta have been filmed and photographed many times in the southern waters of Thailand????

Any species still alive in/around Thailand is noteworthy.