Hundreds of Manta Rays Leap into the Air
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Are these mysterious rays trying to fly? Here we see a large group of rays performing acrobatic leaps as they breach the ocean surface. These flying rays, sometimes known as mobula or devil rays, are very mysterious. They are known for their characteristic breaching, often performing spectacular jumps in large numbers. Marine Biologists cannot reach a consensus as to why they breach, but a a variety of answers have been put forward. One possible explanation is to avoid being eaten by predators, such as hammerhead and bull sharks. A second and more likely explanation for this behavior is social. The jumping may play a role in courtship and assertion of dominance, or simply communication among the larger group. A third plausible explanation is that breaching the surface could help clean the rays of parasitic suckers on their skin... But still, no final answer suffices. So whats really going on? Could something truly amazing be going on... Could they be evolving, and trying to learn to fly? Do they think they can fly?
Or are they just having fun? Let us know what you think.
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Manta Ray: Yo, I bet I can leap out the highest.
British Lady: Are they trying to fly?
😂😂😂 I'm dying
Lmao
That really is a British kind of question 💀💀💀💀
Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if given a few million years rays evolve to achieve short bursts of flight to catch birds.
@@Timeward76 but Mantas eat plankton. And other rays eat shellfish.
"Could they be evolving, and trying to learn to fly?" I'm dying.
Right? I just can't
atomicmrpelly of course, fly and live on land when u spent ur whole life underwater
AKA the plot of Natural Selection by Dave Freedman
Whats funny about it?
God made the species just that way it is, it is not evolving there is no such thing
There goes Billy. Following his dreams.
Yay billy 🐟
you saw this from pinterest
・Bella Drawz ・ i saw it from google
Things and stuff no its: there goes billy, fulfilling his dreams
Free Billy
Dolphins breach with vivacity
Whales breach with grace
Sharks breach with power
meanwhile, Manta Rays breach like theyre just here for a fun time
Looks like they are trying to belly flop as loud as possible.
Definitely having fun
Win94ae haha.. yaaaass.😃
They kind of are, from what I understand.
Dolphin:gracefully curve and splash in and out of the water Sharks:jump out with power and slam back underwater with prey in their jaws Sting ray: flip flop splish splash
Came here from 9gag?
Rose Elder. Killer whales/Orcas also breach.
It's a manta ray but that's so true lmao
Manta ray!!!!!!
sorry OCD
Its not a Manta ray it has a totally different name.
When i heard "or are they evolving to fly" my god, when the rays start flying i can tell children that i was there when it started the evolution process......... oh wait
never happen
oh I hope 2020 won’t get any ideas with sting ray
😅😊
@@BongBong-Gaming it's not gonna happen in st least tens of thousands of years if not millions
@@kennichigatchalian6710 thanks captain obvious
Obviously they're just pissed at the water and are trying to beat the shit out of it
+Big Tom are u dumb fam they are jus tryna make the biggest splash to attract bitches at breeding time... educate urself cuz
+garry hobbs he was joking
yes but, a little higher level of humor would be nice. for example, what did the manta ray say to the other manta ray? I'm bored with beating the shit out of the water, where's Big Tom, let's beat the shit out of him.
A variety of answers for why they breach
*AND NONE OF THEM ARE THE FACT THAT THEY COULD JUST BE HAVING FUN*
1:09
It also helps to shake off parasites too
When they dive, that's when they are so majestic. But this shows us even the majestic can have a fun side. Love this.
"There goes Billy fulfilling his dreams"
0:07 it’s like when dogs are in really tall grassy fields.
this makes a nice change from seeing dolphins show off like this
and tbf watching them flap as they jump makes it much cuter to watch imo
“What are they doing?”
“They’re starting to believe…”
What if they're just doing it for fun?
Anna-Cecilia Williams or to cool off?
Ruby Castillo I think they like how it feels like when you wash your face and you feel refreshed you know idk lol
Manta ray version of Clift diving
Was about to write this exact comment. Not every behavior needs to have a utilitarian purpose, play is universal amongst smart species, and manta rays are the smartest fish
@@marcodallolio9746 Right?
The funniest part to me is the hypocrisy. Almost everything we do, we do for reasons other than necessity!
Pokemon may have influenced those manta rays too much lol
Lol
“Hammerheads and Bull sharks.”
*shows a great white*
"I believe I can fly"
Arlanda Airport =))
"I believe I can touch the sky"
They breach to remove parasites from their bodies to avoid infections, as in 'cleaning stations' where small fish eat the parasites - symbiosis.
I think they're just having fun. It's what I would do if I were a manta ray.
If rays fly then the end is near
Feels like they're having fun.
I think the manta is trying to get the worms off.
Or maybe just for fun
Your last name is dick
Goodbye and thanks for all the plankton
"Don't Panic" =))
I think getting rid of parasitic suckers works for an explanation, but they would mitigate the danger by doing so all at once. Thus a limited surface area of activity for shark attacks, or an area in which they could hide from sharks.
Your complicated explanations as usual to capture viewers...
Maybe the mantas just want to have fun ;)
I know exactly why they breach. They’re just having a bit of fun. Humans jump all the time and no one is ever like, “Why do humans jump? are they communicating or trying to fly?”. No we just have a bit of fun. I don’t see why other creatures aren’t allowed to have fun.
Dolpin: splash
Shark: *SPLASH!*
Ray: flip flop flap
I remember reading a book based on flying murdering stingrays. It was actually a good read.
Imagine if aliens were watching humans in the international space station, and their conclusion was "we think the humans are trying to rid themselves of parasites... that or it's a display of courtship". Maybe the rays just want to check out what's going on above the water? Maybe it's one of the ways they navigate?
"there goes Billy fulfilling his dreams"
"Are very mysterious"
The manta: *plop sound from hitting the water surface*
I wish I could live to see sky mantas.
I think they're just having fun, because they can. Like mullet.
I have honestly seen a translucent manta ray type thing floating through the air. I thought I was crazy until I started looking into it and have read other people witness the same thing.
Jack Jolly wow Ive seen a translucent manta ray as well , it was around 10 pm or so about 25 years ago
I live in Iran
It’s presence felt scary and I looked the other way and muffled my scream in fear
I turned back and this time it was flying past me in much higher altitude and eventually faded away
Plastic in the wind?
Atmospheric beasts
I think you played Mario sunshine too much
Narrator: *gives valid reasons why they jump*
Me: I bet it’s really fun. They playin’ my dudes.
It’s hilarious to me that it doesn’t occur to scientists in these situations that the creature in question might just be having fun.
I saw one junp yesterday and I was like, "Oh my fucking god! they're airborne!"
They are just having fun! Like dogs doing zomies.
You know they say the same thing when we jump into the water
Cownose Rays probably fly for fun,
if not for cleaning body,
because they do some time acrobatics,
which is clearly not escaping from predators.
There goes billy. Fulfilling his dreams
What if they could actually fly in the air like birds? (besides they're basically underwater birds)
I saw one breech about 50 ft. from the Kona pier a few hours after the 2010 tsunami. We also saw a school of barracuda about 10 ft from the pier. Seemed to me they were cashing in on the superstrong undertow.
Manta Rays are really smart, so I think they are doing it mostly for fun!
I hate when scientists - or just regular people - assume that there's a specific, evolutionary reason for every single thing an animal does, or looks like.
The higher they leap - the louder the splash and sound waves sent to potential partners - it is a courtship act aside from getting rid of parasites that attach to them
Maybe they're just having fun diving into the air the way we enjoy diving into water
That's amazing. Had no Idea they did this.
It’s about hitting the water and creating a loud sound ,they belly flop to scare predators away
At a hypersonic frequency you can hear them yelling "weeeee".
1:04 I always made that joke about whales lol
Just saw a jumping ray right where the miami river meets the intercostal. Crazy I always thought they were offshore animals!
They breach to attract a mate, the higher they go the bigger the bang. Notice males mainly tend to breach
Arraias, são verdadeiros pássaros aquáticos. Que impressionante, eu nunca havia visto isso.
Well if I could do that I'd be down the pool everyday.
They do it for the hell of it....and it makes a neat noise.
the majestic flapflaps
Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it- hell, I've even seen Mexican jumping beans do it.
Even the magnificent manta ray is envious of the Gull who can soar for hours.
Aww look at the fish birds 🥺
They're hella serious on flying 😅
I think they are just having FUN
I was snorkeling in Biscayne Bay in Miami FL a manta was on the ocean floor and took off right in front of me it’s span was enormous! I will never forget that.
'I BELIEVE I CAN FLY'
- manta ray
Honestly if these things could fly I would never go outside again. They are already scary enough in the water.
My manta ray is alright.
Manta Ray version of Clift diving
I want a flying manta ray as a pet
Instead of 2020 flying spiders flying mantis
Why in the world can’t they simply be having fun? I was diving a couple months ago, and had an encounter with a small octopus. It was… curious. As was I. It reached out as I offered my open hand, and touched my finger. Just for a couple seconds. It then slowly withdrew the tentacle as we looked at each other. Then it reached out again. Certainly it didn’t consider me a meal, and certainly did not consider me a threat. What does that leave? Curiosity. And fun. Those rays just look, as do all sea creatures that breach but are not fleeing, as if they are taking pleasure in living.
maybe they're just having fun and it doesn't have anything to do with any requirement to survive
Just like whales in and out the water, they are having fun, it feels good
No way thats even an mantaray as mantarays are huge and can have a weight of 1 3/4 tons
I've seen great whites heavier than than jump 12 feet in the air. Giant mantas are pretty fast, no reason they can't jump like that.
Everything looks smaller in there big ocean bro
Probably a Pokémon event that allows your water Pokémon to be equipped with the TM fly
It's obvious that they are going for a swim in the air, like we would in the water.
Its a mating season.. when manta rays start this behavior..
He free
He flee
But most important
*Everybody go weeeee*
What’s going on:
All three you’d say.
Those were strange reasons you gave for Ray's "breaching" flying out of the water. They're just feeding feeding.
Steve Irwin's worst nightmare....
Big man for life
Ay! (BIG MAN!)
If they keep trying, they will be able to fly in a million years.
Someone told me they look glorious while jumping out of the water, all i see is belly flopping pancakes
_I am so proud of him_
The Ray also knows as THE MAJESTIC SEA FLAP-FLAP
The flops sound painful lol
so i wasnt tripping when i saw some of these
I hope they're just having fun! Humans jump into the water for fun.
Bro they’re just doing their flying lessons
They are trying to contact the mother ship in orbit.
they are doing the same thing we all do as children. flapping their wings and trying to fly!
They can't scratch so they do that
Those Are The Birds Of The Underworld Sea Life
Not sure if it's true but from other documentaries it's said they do this to get shrimps to shoal, as they only do it around groups of shrimps
Its their annual belly flop contest...duh!
Maybe they land hard on the water to break loose parasites and sea lice, etc.?
Trying to fly....did she really just say that?!? Lol