When we first saw the jumping rays we also saw these. And we figured this was the reason the rays were jumping. They were being pursued by sharks. We were wrong. The first clue is that the "dorsal" fins are always in pairs. They are actually the tips of the ray's lateral fins. This is a school of rays, some of which occasionally jump (as seen here).
2 comments:
Neat! I would've thought those were sharks, too! This is a nice photo for the theme!
My first thoughts were sharks as well, what an interesting shot - now you taught me 2 things new (I didn't know rays jumped either)!
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