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Reef Manta Rays Feeding on Plankton
Where zooplankton blooms, reef manta rays gracefully swoop in en masse. Here, on coastal and oceanic reefs, these mantas feed on these tiny organisms by swimming with their mouths wide open and their cephalic fins extended, funnelling water over their gills, where their specialised gill rakers filter out the plankton.
🎥: Michael Scholl
