Manta rays form close friendships, shattering misconceptions
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Manta rays form social bonds with each other
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10 Amazing Facts About Manta Rays
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Manta rays like hanging out with their mates
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Reef manta rays make friends — but some are more social than
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Manta Ray FAQs Kona Snorkel Trips
Reef manta rays make friends — but some are more social than
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Transforming the World's Largest Manta Ray Fishery Into a Marine
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Friends, foes and followers of fishes - ScienceDirect
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Manta Rays and Humans - Manta Ray Facts and Information
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Skates & Rays of the Jersey Shore — Save Coastal Wildlife
What little-known fact about a dangerous animal would change
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The path was alive with army ants!' – readers' holiday encounters
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Manta Ray Socializing: Mantas Just Want to Hang Out – Poseidon's Web
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Manta Rays Are Not Long-Distance Migrators, Study Reveals
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Manta ray - Wikipedia