Hello!
Who are you?
I'm a manta ray.
We're the biggest rays on earth.
Are you a fish?
Yes, rays are fish.
We have flat bodies and long tails.
Where do you live?
Manta rays live in the ocean.
We like to swim in warm water.
What do you eat?
We eat very tiny fish and plants.
They are called plankton.
We swim with our mouths open to catch plankton.
Do you have any enemies?
Sharks and whales like to eat us.
Sometimes we get stuck in people's fishing nets.
Do you ever sting people?
Many rays do sting people.
But manta rays don't have stingers.
We are usually calm and gentle around people.
How do you swim?
Our fins are like huge wings.
We flap them to move through the water.
We can even dive and do loops.
I see some plankton. Watch this!
Good-bye, Manta Ray!