Swim With Manta Rays, the Ocean’s Peaceful Giants
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
- For as long as she can remember, Dr. Andrea Marshall wanted to be a marine biologist. Now, she’s living out her dream with one of the ocean’s most amazing creatures. That is, Marshall studies and helps protect giant manta rays. While Marshall’s work takes her around the world, she calls the vast, undeveloped coastline of southern Mozambique her home. There, she dives, photographs and interacts with these enormous, gentle, intelligent creatures. Strap on your fins, we’re going diving.
As a reminder, Dr. Marshall is a professional marine biologist. Please help keep our giant sea friends safe and NEVER TOUCH a manta ray in the wild. Thanks, friends!
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Majestic sea flap flap
C30 P17 Or the Sea Pancake
C30 P17 Oh yes my dudes
Good thing I wasn't drinking coffee
C30 P17 pretty sure you stole this comment
Ocean waffle
The majestic sea Pancake.
I love these big, gentle giants so much. Obviously.
"...for asian tonics" god dammit why is it always asian tonics.
XenomorphZZ It's probably China.
Covonuts goddamn Chinese
You know China, their folk medicine requires that an animal be endangered and protected in every other country.
Damn nabit! My people are so retarded for believing that powdered rhino horns somehow cure sickness.
Old stupid habits die the hardest.
The quality and amount of content this channel has is unmatchable
Kalei Kim cnn is putting a lot of money into this channel.
Everything Tech Review well it's working because they always have interesting stories!! which are short and sweet and straight to the point ...but they also leave you wanting more
Everything Tech Review this is the firsy time ive seen cnn not be biased asf
I think she has one of the best jobs in the world.
Moontess she does.
that's why im studying marine biology
Sometimes it gets boring
oH. MY GOD... before I saw the manta and whale sharks swimming together I was literally gonna say those are my two fav marine animals..... im crying I wish I was there!!!!!!
Matthew me too
They have both in they same tank in the Georgia aquarium
@@patriciasanchez9320 Who wants to see those poor creatures locked up in an aquarium? Me not.
They may be called devilfish, but they're more like the gentle kind blankets of the sea to me.
"Manta" is actually the Spanish word for blanket.
Devilfish? More like Blanketfish
Noah Henderson same
@@suicune690 that's so cute!
Yes. Manta rays and stingrays are very cute to me too.
The sad thing is that the friendly types of Manta Rays are going extinct due to them being easily fished by their friendliness and it left the reclusive types of manta rays in the gene pool, in the next 50 years it wouldn't be surprising if we wouldn't be able to interact with them anymore due to all ray with friendly personality has all been fished out.
Just like the increase of tuskless elephant population in Africa.
Im going to breed them like how that kid bred laprasus from pokemon and released them in the wild so they dont leave that gene
I always love swimming because it almost looks like flying. And see a Manta “flap its wings” just adds to that thought.
I wonder if surfing on manta rays is possible just like in Super Mario Galaxy.
Keith Husain Honestly, if you manage to not slip off, a manta ray will probably let you ride it
You shouldent hold them because that could remove the mucus that protects them from bacteria
@@dcabral2585 that for fish
No, they would sink and be annoyed. And you'd be a bad person. Mario is a bad person.
@@janglur 😂
True true😭
what an amazing job, must be so good for the soul.
1. she gets to immerse with nature, de stressing compared to e.g. office jobs with deliverable deadlines staring at a computer screen for 14 hours a day.
2. she has a noble inspiring purpose everyday to get up to save/protect these precious marine wonders
She's a scientist, so she definitely has a ton of computer screen staring to do every day, and a lot tighter deadlines and deliverables than regular office work.
You guys got Andrea Marshall? She's a titan when it comes to manta rays, huge fan of the species- thanks for making this video.
Majestic sea flap flaps
Manta rays are so fascinating and the way she describes them makes me wanna cry. Like I crave being near them
My brother and I go to Hawaii with our parents to see them in the wild. They love the reef. And they love people. They are scary at first, but they are so gentle.
Im happy that I subbed to this channel
This channel deserves more subs. They put so much hard work and effort into their videos and it really makes a difference.
Aww the manta ray got some belly scratches 🥺
A curse on those who fish/hunt and kill such beautiful and amazing creatures.
Amazing animals, i hope scientists can protect them for the many threats.
I had the amazing experience to interact with a Manta Ray off the Kona Coast in Hawaii. It was at night, in a lighted area. It kept doing summer salts in front of me, within an inch of my body. It did this over and over. The mouth was wide open and I’m sure it was feeding. I couldn’t figure out why it kept banking so close to me. I certainly didn’t mind. It was amazing.
They want to be recognized and loved that is so cool
One of the best trips I ever had in the Caribbean was the manta ray habitat. It was truly beautiful.
Floofy huggable sea blankets. 🌊
This is one of the reasons why I’m going to become a marine biologist
'Andrea - Queen of Mantas' a documentary about Andrea and her studies on Manta Rays!
I can't go scuba diving because I have a problem with my heart but I wish I could now
I love this channel so much. Instead of uploading the juiciest gossip, I see passion. There are passions for fishing, swimming with so manta rays, or even making the thinnest pasta! I love this channel and I'm so glad so subbed. Thanks GBS!
Save these beautiful creatures
“It hoomans! Henlo hoomans!” -Majestic Sea Flap Flap
Everybody loves floofy sea flap flaps. 😋
You are not petting a manta ray, you are petting a undersea ufo.
So beautiful, thank you for this piece.
So majestic, I'm going to start diving soon and this is what I'm looking forward to most.
beautiful ocean and calm fishes
Such beautiful creatures! I hope to see one up close one day.
Mantine ♡
Ooh lah! I love it ah! They're oh so awesome, sweet a lot a lot and talented as always ah!🌊🌊🌊🌊💗💗💗💗
I'm scared to learn what will have to all the beautiful species on this planet in the future. The human race can be so scary.
The way they hunt is so funny to me because of how fast they flap
They hunt in groups in a specific formation to get a lot of fishes, they make the fish feel calm until NYOOM FURIOUS FLAPPING
Theyre like birds i love them
Why couldn't it be Manta rays Steve was filming. 😢😢
Shiuld i breed manta rays since they are vunerable to becoming endangered
Imagine Sir David Attenborough saying: "ahhhh, and here, we have the majestic giant sea blanket"
Such beautiful creature.
I once encountered one at the beach one time. It freaked me out at first cause it was massive and swam over me lol. It was very cool!
Just saw one for the very first time it jumped out of water while I was fishing yesterday. I still can't over of how huge it was
Fun fact: when they jump out of water to run from a predator,shake off parasites or just do it for fun
THAT HAS TO B THEE ULTIMATE JOB❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊..
F L A T B O Y E S
Excellent work
I always called them floating pancakes lol
☆They're so beautiful☆
early for once! This is so beautiful
Cute and amazing
I want that lady's job, I've always loved manta rays and I would love to do what she does.
Amazing
Can I go with you please!!! What an incredible job to have.
Nice job man
What an amazing creature...!!! :DDDDD
Plus, great music on the background...Does anyone know the titles?
Let’s name the zones, the zones, the zones. Let’s name the zones of big blue sea!
dude, this is cool
I love these sea pancakes
That's a "Great Big Story"!
My favorite animal
awesome
Who taught you how to dive? Keep your hands off all marine life!
Nice.
What a majestic sea flap flap.
I love you, water pancake.
Top of bucket list always:... to swim with
Mantas.
they are the gentle giants
omg!!! I just read an ACT english test about Marshall's research
You will have to get in touch with Steve Backshaw from the UK. He’s a natural historian an Tv adventure that helps with little known naturalists saving in dangers species that are endangered or new to science.
He’s also a bloody great bloke.
Thanks for sharing guys
Paul 19.25 gmt Uk cheers
I wonder if the sharp decline was because people were mistaking them for Mantines.
A lovely pokemon reference I don't think many will get.
Manta rays ❤
Ima shark
Helicorpion :D ima doge
They look so squishy I wanna cuddle with them 🥰
Same I wanna hug and protect 🥺
Me too
big flying blankets
Manta Rays were my favorite animals growing up. I remember crying seeing them get killed for medicine.
I ❤ rays
These peaceful pancakes are so adorbs
1:57 I was like holy shit those shar- Oh thank god.
SEA PANCAKE
yyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeppppppppppp iiiiiiiiii aaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Manta rays are my favorite animals so im debating if i should breed and release them in the wild
"WE FOUND THE MANTAS!"
When you know it has a pointed face you know it's the friendly one
lol we now a decimal of the ocean
fuck yeah I've never been first for anything lol
Jesse Renee You're not
Now I feel sad...
I wanna do this
Manta Rays have the largest brains of any fish.
where do they get money to explore and study??
is this a weighted blanket
I want to dance next to Manta rays.
Leave it to humans to be the reason that these beautiful creatures are literally disappearing ....
tortilla fish go flap
The most friendliest creatures on earth are manta rays and octopuses
If I had discovered a manta ray I would have called it a pancake fish
Anybody knows soundtracks?
I WILL STILL CALL THEM SEA PANCAKES
Moana's granny! 😭😭😭
That's a lot of footage of 2% of a population. I'd think they'd be damn near impossible to find at those numbers
Manta rays are the smartest fish
Why are you touching the rays? Pretty sure that you're damaging their mucous/protective layer