Friday, March 21, 2014

The Stingrays

Photo: Two stingrays cruising a sandy seafloor


Stingrays


Two stingrays cruise through crystal-clear waters near Grand Cayman. Like their close relatives the sharks, the 200-odd species of stingrays are boneless fish that boast skeletons made of tough tissue called cartilage. Some stingrays are bottom feeders and dine on crabs, clams, shrimp, and worms. Other species, like the devil rays, feed on plankton strained from ocean waters.














(source:google/http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/)

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