Discovering A Second Species of Giant Manta Ray

[Tobius11]

she is hot

[connerlogue]

How do I get this job?

[Raghunath2019]

Wow! Wow! Wow! Absolutely good for you but envy you immensely as well Andrea.:)

[guglemanutz]

Lol fuck that shit...

[rajngla77vol2]

steve Irwin disliked this....twice.

[rolftehezomg]

@rajngla77vol2 No he wouldnt, he loved animals.

[zombiesarecool123]

id be fucken scaren if tht thing came up to me...anotjer reason why i will never go in the ocean

[TamilianPonnu]

Thanks to a satellite tag by letting us know about their massive migration!

[isaac7173]

this si amazing video

[ChattingHero]

@smithforthphd yea sure it was fake , didnt you see the strings around it? oh no wait , you think its an guy in a suit right? dumbass..

[ChattingHero]

aww it wanted to dance

[fraric001]

shes to hot to be a reasearcher

[jabulani400]

wow you saw the ceature that all the time swimming nearby the two fishes?

[Redragonclaws]

This is amazing.

[HannahxShortyxLHP]

MUTUAL OF OMAHA'S WILD KINGDOM IS PLAYING THIS ON OCT.2ND ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL,NOON!!!

[mikesandytoes]

:25 you can see she got scared for a second when she realized it wasnt going where she thought it would :P

[SeethingGreen]

I like it, but ti's not our job to manage nature.

[dinofinatic59]

@SeethingGreen

Considering that humans are the ones that are destroying nature, I would assume that it is our job to fix what we have screwed up.

[SeethingGreen]

@dinofinatic59 Considering that we're the ones who have created the changes so far, with best intentions for ourselves, and fucked ourselves, we have no business trying to save the planet, because we may continue to fuck that up even worse.

[handom85]

@SeethingGreen neither is it to damage it, yet thats what we do, so the least we can do is restore/maintain the balance of nature we put off kilter by polluting and over-fishing etc. that we add to the mix. If it was the case that we werent so destructive then i would agree that nature wouldnt need managing, but thats not the case. As the dominant species on the planet, we have to act responsibly because its our duty and we have the intellect to do so.

[SeethingGreen]

@handom85 I agree with you there. We're causing a massive imbalance with our lifestyle. ("We," meaning "developed" peoples.) But I still move another way. I think the longer we continue to live like this, the greater the chance that our species will become nearly extinct. And that would be FANTASTIC for the planet. We're a cancer on this earth, and our species does not truly deserve to continue living. Sounds harsh, but don't you agree the planet would be better off without us?

[handom85]

@SeethingGreen It does sound harsh, but in many ways, yes. U're right, but I don't think the extinction of humanity is ideal (unless i'ts by truly natural means, and for that we'd have to go back to prehistoric times I think; I don't consider wiping ourselves out with nukes natural). My defense for our being here stems from our success as a species. In a biological sense I think we've earned the right to be here. Even so, we r a cancer, but not us per sé, but rather our actions; recklessness...

[handom85]

@SeethingGreen The ideal solution would be for there to be a major over-haul of how we interact with the planet. I'd take it as far as those willing to take care of earth get to live, those who aren't, gone. And I mean that starting with the individual all the way up to factories, corporations, and government. I guess a kind of "world green police" would be necessary for that, but hey, an idea is what things start with. Pple such as ourselves that want the best for this place deserve to be here.

[SeethingGreen]

@handom85 I'm in complete agreement. And not just those willing to be good to and love the earth, but fellow humans as well. That would be a nice world.

[carboGP]

what are those 2 fish doing following the manta around

[btankful]

@carboGP Remoras (suckers on head). Cobia if free swimming.

[philyphil96]

its settled, im going diving

[mctaylor24]

Not sure if I'd be scared or awe struck by beauty. Probably both if I saw one while diving.

[fuck1ngtodubstep]

So beautiful..

[adelabyrinth]

ohhhh ill have the same experience...one day...an indescribable beauty, that "underwater bird".

[Ramonerdna]

AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!....and the girl talking is pretty good looking too lol. I love how the manta that swam around her in the beginning (which was epic btw) had two fish symmetrically attached to it like earrings or accessories or something.

[johntheant]

There's two species the manta and the devilfish

[jasonrussellsmith]

a beautiful video, too bad you had to ruin it by touching the Manta...

[freakincrazydude22]

beautiful species and deserve to be protected kudos for andrea marshall

[HannahxShortyxLHP]

2 people are just jealous!!!

[Chopmaster5000]

that diver chick is pretty cute.

[Shinycoin12]

Wonderful - Great post ^_^

[BrantWheeler95]

Beautiful! Oh and the Manta ray was too!! :)

[Depthcharger04]

the people who dislikes this is jealous!

[DeadlyHappyFace]

it stings her an she dies LOL

[SupernaturalMiss123]

@DeadlyHappyFace

Manta Rays don't sting

[motorcyclemvp]

wowww

[MrKylock]

The research work is good, but if you want to protect the species why do you always need to touch the manta rays

[niklasthesinger]

why did it have 2 fish under it?

[Ellustrium]

how do you find a manta? go to the middle of the ocean, go down 50ft and wait?

[OhFqVane]

Mantas are beaaaaautiful (:

[universalben1]

MAJESTIC

[shadowrslayer]

i saw this thing, its GIANT

[Ashitaka255]

OMG!!! I've seen this show already and I still want to ride a giant manta.

[twixie4]

wow,you re so lucky that you swim with them!!!!

[skypiercer03]

awesome footage!!!

[Juansemont]

Mantas are awesome!!

[0AraigumaChan0]

so beautiful :o <3

[bbgurl60]

Wow, it was so beautiful and cute when it flipped around you in the beginning of the vid. :D

[scrum6960]

wao!!

beaitiful communication.

[MrGrayeyez]

Your an idiot

[dragongirl4741]

The Manta Rays are the most Beautiful creatures I have ever seen. It is breathtaking to watch them fly the way they do.

[jarvik2000]

Great video and discovery, very interested. I like the way she talked about the Mantas focusing on conservation. Beautiful species, I´ve seen the smaller one of the Giant Mantas around the south coast of my country Dominican Republic.

[SongForTheOcean]

Beautiful:)

[brenkeller]

Wow, that was beautiful. I've filmed these wonderful creatures in Manihi, Fr. Polynesia. There's nothing like it!