Marine biologist Joshua Stewart was scuba diving in the Gulf of Mexico when he spotted a baby manta ray—an unexpected find, given that juveniles are extremely rare and seldom observed by humans ...

Tucked away in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the world's first known nursery for baby manta rays has been discovered amid the shallow reefs. And marine scientists are excited.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Baby manta rays are now regularly being sighted in the shallow waters along Florida’s coastline, the first time a nursery habitat has been discovered in such a ...

Baby mantas are virtually absent from nearly all manta populations around the world, so even less is known about the juvenile life stage. Stewart has spent the past seven years studying manta rays and ...

The south Florida coastline is home to all kinds of sea life, but local marine scientist Jessica Pate has discovered a unique cluster of nautical novices or Juvenile Manta Rays.

As he drifted through the water in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, marine biologist Joshua Stewart spotted something few people will ever see in their lives: a young manta ray. "I was incredibly ...

The researchers also note that baby manta rays are very rare so even less is known about juvenile life stage for the creatures.

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 ...

A marine sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico off Texas is teeming with baby manta rays, scientists say in a new study published in Marine Biology. Giant oceanic manta rays (Mobula birostris), which ...

Phew! It’s not a shark, it’s a baby manta ray, frolicking in the diver’s air bubbles in the world’s first recognized manta ray nursery ground. In a paper published Monday, researchers from ...

TOKYO — A giant manta ray baby that was believed to be the first born in captivity died today after being abused by its father, Japanese keepers said.

Baby mantas are virtually absent from nearly all manta populations around the world, so even less is known about the juvenile life stage.