Manta Ray Twirls to Catch Its Dinner Off Maldives Coast

A manta ray did a majestic loop-the-loop while feeding in the Maldives, footage posted to https://twitter.com/shadowpalmtours/status/1752792773139616008 X shows. Shadowpalm Tours, a tour agency based in Maafushi, Maldives, posted the video on Wednesday, January 31. According to https://mantarayadvocates.com/why-do-manta-rays-twirl-when-they-feed/ Manta Ray Advocates , manta rays are filter feeders that twirl while eating because it's the "most ergonomic way for them to keep swimming while staying in the area where the plankton is." Shadowpalm Tours regularly https://www.instagram.com/shadowpalmmaldives/ posts videos of manta rays, whale sharks, and other local marine life. (Footage by shadowpalmmaldives/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
A manta ray did a majestic loop-the-loop while feeding in the Maldives, footage posted to https://twitter.com/shadowpalmtours/status/1752792773139616008 X shows. Shadowpalm Tours, a tour agency based in Maafushi, Maldives, posted the video on Wednesday, January 31. According to https://mantarayadvocates.com/why-do-manta-rays-twirl-when-they-feed/ Manta Ray Advocates , manta rays are filter feeders that twirl while eating because it's the "most ergonomic way for them to keep swimming while staying in the area where the plankton is." Shadowpalm Tours regularly https://www.instagram.com/shadowpalmmaldives/ posts videos of manta rays, whale sharks, and other local marine life. (Footage by shadowpalmmaldives/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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