Denis Richard watched five men heave a giant manta ray from the waters off Panama City Beach and plop it into a pool on their boat deck. “Let him go,” he yelled. “You ought to be ashamed of yourselves ...

ATLANTA AP – The creatures just keep getting larger at the world’s biggest fish tank. The Georgia Aquarium is now home to the only manta ray on exhibit in the United States. The ray, named “Nandi” ...

TOKYO – What is believed to be the first giant manta ray born in captivity has arrived at a southern Japanese aquarium, the facility said Sunday. The baby manta, a female, was born late Saturday in a ...

PARADISE ISLAND -- Last week, Leyley the manta ray went back home. A marine scientist and a team of 20 marine aquarists released the 700-plus-pound manta ray from the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort ...

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - A Japanese aquarium is celebrating a special new arrival this week - a giant manta ray keepers say is the world's first ever born in captivity. Video footage shows the 1.9 ...

For the first time, a giant manta ray was born in captivity at an aquarium in Japan, reports the Associated Press. The baby manta ray was born Saturday at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, 374 days after ...