Feeding Frenzy: Manta Rays in the Maldives

[sprattysy]

some sweet info here

[Cashman1177]

@death55555555 that was stingrays

[ShermaineNeo]

The guy is hot

[death55555555]

isent this how steve irwin died fucking around with these things?

[Sargethepyromaniac]

@death55555555 Stingrays killed Steve Irwin, Manta Rays are harmless, just huge.

[zelastjoker]

mmm u sexy *cough* back to manta rays.lol

[iampeeay01]

I always have this amazing fascination on sea creatures and manta rays are my favorite ones aside from dolphins. They are known to be the largest in the rays species and are relatively related to sharks. What makes me love these creatures is that they are known to be one of the oceans graceful swimmers and they never fail to amaze me everytime they launch themselves into the air.

[project571]

i dont know if some people realize manta rays are actually really nice if they know your not gonna hurt them.

[Oceanstorm80]

Sadly, the Maldives are disappearing...the sea levels are arising...

[ppearl1726]

i really wish to see all dis wid my eyes.it luks wonderful

[strongarabi]

see 2:09 someone cut its tail??

[AnAwkwardWalrus]

he kinda sounds like zoolander.

[hoboactor835]

Manta Rays truly are the best sea creatures. Very majestic. I have a glass blown ray about the size of my open fist. I call him "Mocha".

[omfgtroller]

i just clean your mouth fu.cker!

[TerryGuilder1]

that guy is a homosexual...but i respect his job

[TuLegitify]

Manta rays and whale sharks, just chilling...awesome.

[LimeRhino13]

SLAPPED @ 1:50

[mroldnewbie]

What a spectacle - that must have been the ultimate dive!

[haleelahmed]

Proud to be a Maldivian :)

[crispyytoast]

@1:46 pimp slap

[gloverfull]

sexy and a animal lover? they exist?...wow..my man

[justas7463]

1:15 - 1:40 1fps? :D

[dolinovodno5000]

what accent is he speaking? south african?

[MetalMaskMilitia]

MANTA RAYS FTW!!!!

[Mamboleo1995]

do manta rays have the poky spine things like sting rays?

I always thought manta rays and sting rays where the same thing, but I just watched a video of sting rays and now watching this I can see they are very different! cool!

[ParallelSolutions]

@Mamboleo1995 They sure don't ;)

Manta rays have no need to defend themselves because of their size so there is no need for a barb like a Stingray

[HexxagonHaim]

Maldives: A country whose sunny side is shown to the foreign people and the gangsters, knives and blood is hidden... Im a native and I feel bad for that.

[MeTaLiXe]

@HexxagonHaim lol. true every Country has a dark side.

[COOKIEFREAK711]

its a mantine :D

[fredjefreek]

thats a whaleshark!

[chicpearl]

he's SO good lookingggg! :)

[tonguemistic09]

@chicpearl i know right and i love how passionate he seems about his job but lets be honest here....we couldnt stop loooking away because hes fricken hottt!!! imagine what our kids would look like if he was the dad. lol i want to breed w him so badly...

[packochicken]

@tonguemistic09 ....

[tonguemistic09]

@packochicken right back atchu ........

[mw2freak30]

1:30 that manta is a showoff

[onimiah]

pokemon :D

[Lyrinda]

I second both Justin and kaleyali's comments. Just got back from snorkeling with a manta in Hawaii and found this amazing video. In another life I would have had his job... ;-)

[shredfella]

I WAS BORN IN THE MALDIVES :D

[MsKimmova]

His axxent alone makes this things seem interestin

[Naeveen]

wow this is amazing

[thezacharyman100]

there was a whole herd of whale sharks

[BakaMandy]

the way this guy talks is epic!

[ilovetogofast88]

I would LOVE to visit that area

NATURE RULES!!

[zepangua]

He is reading....

[Sareth740]

@zepangua You could tell, he was being way too poetic and it sounded like a short story you would hear in elementary school.

[Dimka205]

yeah can they like kill you with poison or whatnot?

[spartan7592]

whats the difference between sting rays and manta rays ?

[scar0071]

We have our own culture music "Bodu Beru" it's very ill feeling that you using Indian music with in.

[kelsxrunsxthis]

fuck you, Manta Ray. we want Steve back.

[riyaxo]

@kelsxrunsxthis It was a sting ray that attacked steve..

[gemmarose0x]

@kelsxrunsxthis Fail. He got stung by a sting ray, not a manta ray.

[kelsxrunsxthis]

@gemmarose0x yes, i realized this after i posted it. but thank you for pointing it out.

[xx3z]

@kelsxrunsxthis hmm,, wron animal m8,Stuing ray is the correct animal... xx

[numberultimate]

The way he talks reminds me a bit of Col. Hans Landa in Inglorious Basterds. Not in a negative sense, he was great in the movie. Great footage in this video.

[235T1NGR4Y23]

This guy looks like a scrawny Jewish Zack Snyder.

Also I fucking love Manta Rays.

Swam with one once.

[miamihurricanes471]

i had one of these guys swim under me.... gigantic

[goabum]

This is where I'm going to be next week...can't wait!!

[animation2896]

@goabum it might look good but i live their and maldives suck

[reidthiss]

wow...with greenpeace and peta trying to make the world a better place; wich is bull shit.

these marine animals are being protected by a goverment...some one tell peta and green peace there no longer needed.

[anuthutantrum]

drunk eel closes the show

[ColorMeNinjas]

1:48-1:52 ; BITCH SLAPPED.

[worldserveant]

woaw.. i really like those Mana Ray's.

their like ghost or vampires. bu then underwater.

[Mrportel1]

lol the eel hit the carmer

[someniceguyon2]

1:00  Pedo bears face?

[Th3AmazingUsername]

@someniceguyon2 So many newfags.

[someniceguyon2]

@Th3AmazingUsername Whats your problem? Is someones asshole sore from a little pedo pounding?

[sweetgirl20052005]

this is one of the best pictures and video of manta rays and whale shark i have ever seen !!!!!

[summerrain5]

i only watched this because the guy talking was slightly attractive.

[marinacrazy83]

fantabulos dude ur great

[MrSlick227]

manta rays are bamf's

[Benren1966]

cool but more pics plz!

[mongwai89]

I have been in the Maldives and diving and must say ..it was awesome

[kakabukkake0]

I went snorkeling for an entire week at BSA florida seabase in the florida keys, it was fucking awesome! I swear to god that I saw a manta ray while I was down there, I checked up on it and one of the few places mantas are seen is in the florida keys!

It was really crazy, we were at the complete edge of our dive area, and I looked into the water to see this giant ghostlike manta swim in from my 10 oclock, it was really awesome, but then it made a turn hand headed back, I got a great look at it!

[ducktapelover1]

4:02 he is saying that they are sencetive to extinction........... i am sencetive to extinction just like every body cause if i was extinct ther would be nothing left of me so like what the fuck

[DurLock345]

@ducktapelover1 I think he might mean that they are going extinct.

[twilightlover112233]

look at the whale shark in the backround :O

[Wowp17]

i don't know bout other ppl but i would be so scared if i saw this thing near me

[Slowico]

Das ist ja der Wahnsinn, so viele Mantas auf einmal. Und dieses Video schaut man sich gern an, da die Bildqualität top ist.

Meine Videoantwort zeigt mein Krakenspezial vor Reethi Beach 2007.

[CALICOKITTY101]

@Slowico not to be rude, but what language are you?

[danfrost313]

It's German i believe.

[Tintenfix]

That's right.

[JustinNyland]

less talking more water creatures!

[TheBignate529]

@JustinNyland i gave you the 100 like :D

[gemmarose0x]

ive swam with mantas in the maldives :D

[ducktapelover1]

@gemmarose0x and it was awesome??

[mistressmandy4589]

That's so amazing, I would love to swim with them!

[CALICOKITTY101]

@mistressmandy4589 Same here!

[islandcoco]

wow . nice . but hey , this place was definitely not discovered by this Guy . and the island is not called hannifarru.

protect the seas!!!

[curt0803]

Actually this is probably at the Hanifaru Lagoon in Baa Atoll in the Maldives. Thats the best place in the Maldives to see large numbers of Mantas during the plankton bloom. Dr Andrea Marshall just had some similar footage from that lagoon on a BBC special that was on the other night.

[frostcl]

I was there just a week ago with Guy & Rory and the team, it was an awsome sight, one I'll never forget.

[NinjaFec]

Impressive, wonderful and incredible!

[maleka58]

Wow! wish I was there, you were so lucky.

[IMyFriendAmMe]

you dont know who steve irwin is??? :O he was the croc hunter, and to megaballpython no it was a stingray

[mafaz22]

hopefully im gona go see this this september!

[redcalm23]

who's steve irwin?

whoe give this guy a fucking break you fucking racists

[hage38]

i wonder if the mantas I've seen in Brazil came from the Maldives

[MATTHEWLAWSON21]

REAL INSTRESTING!

[kristafacee]

I love this. Manta Rays are gorgeous creatures.

and does anyone else think the narrator was trying to talk a bit too epically?

[MegaBallpython]

didnt one of those kill steve irwin

[PikminExpert]

No, it was a stingray not a manta ray. Stingrays have poison in their spines (tails). But still, manta rays have a tail like an axe, enough to kill a person.

[yellowcardsoccer]

no. not a manta.

[tyber32]

Thats wat he gets for trying to shove his thumb up its butthole.

[MultiDRJ]

actually that was a stingray

[BallerinaKayy]

was that a whale shark at about 1:53??

[marcin12566]

wow..wtf there was like no video...it was like all pictures.....liars!!!!!!!!!

[Mistdragon3]

There's one thing I don't get about stingrays and manta rays..... I know that they're related to sharks, but how is this so?

[ThePerfectly]

amazing !

[kaleyali]

Wow!!! This is amazing. I think this guy has my dream job...!

[negitive23degrees]

same its amazing what national geographer photographers can do

[musicmeansluuuv]

Those creatures are beautiful. I'm glad that the tourism might help to protect them from hunters, but I hope that it doesn't disrupt the feeding. And... does anyone else think that the narrator was gorgeous? xD

[06mouse]

wow these pictures r amazing!!!!

[Antiks72]

are

[kyouji4]

Wow the photos are just gorgeous!

[VideoFlights]

Impressive, good stuff 5/5

[excalibour88]

I would love that job!!

[TomasPerez2]

that was interesting

[richysst]

so let me see some Orkas

[justxxxxjoker]

nice nice i like it

[o7jimmy]

Thanks for posting!

[ig7157]

Are those manta rays or mobula rays a smaller cousin that looks identical.

[WaterWarior4]

Mantas

[bferr1]

so bad ass......whale sharks and manta rays

[DDFcash]

ha! those are my favorite too!

[WaterWarior4]

Atlanta Aqarium has 4 whale sharks and 2 huge mantas

[TrainTrackTrav]

I love mantas, I have to see that! Have you seen them in person?

[WaterWarior4]

yes, last Sunday, they were huge

[da9elsolum]

We are unable to show you the original featured video for this channel due to age or location restrictions.

FUCK YOU NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC!!! TURN THAT SHIT OFF

[Mishakis]

Why the fuck I can't watch the other NG vids????

Copyrights restiction O_O

Unsubscribe !

[robertorivera987]

rofl

[Daikili]

Awesomesauce! I love ocean videos. :D

[fritzo62]

What the heck.. . i cant access several NG videos in my country?! Ok obviously it all is more about money than about animals here. Thus, i'll give a fuck on NG, abo discarded, bye.

[sigmundklaus]

agree, the same here...

unsubscribe

[robertorivera987]

haha!

[robertorivera987]

lol!

[newyorkdiner]

how big do they get?

[agotisan1]

he's hot!

[chunch25]

i wish i could have done that

[hppylilangel]

Wow...what an amazing experience! How great would it be to have your work printed in National Geographic? The still shots are incredible. Thanks for posting.

[arelys]

I didn't know there was such a thing as World Ocean's Day. Thats Awesome! :D

[geekdiggy]

i think it's pretty lame that he was reading an over-dramatic script and tried to pass it off as a spontaneous recount of his trip. that kind of killed what would otherwise have been a decent video had it had more footage of the animals and less footage of him faking it into the camera.

zero stars people. zero stars.

[look2leap4]

I want his job!!

[420ARYAN420]

Get a camera and some flippers :P

[mrod511]

asume!!!!!!!!!!

[Nickzilla22]

Capturing a Manta Ray and Whale Shark in one picture would make any photographer proud.

I like the way he talks and uses intelligent words. Great video.

[ironchopsticks]

you like the way he uses intelligent words?!

[Kimilouluvspie]

@Nickzilla22 Its the national geographic, they would not show anything uneducational xD

[BinkieMcFartnuggets]

Manta rays are actually made of gummi candy, no one wants you to know that though.

[AAgibsonAA]

awesome pics

[LittleMissBuzzkill]

So 400 something miles by India there are a bunch of white swimmers?

[woodcutterty]

Why the heck do you copyright your own damn videos. I can't watch your latest video due to copyright restrictions. That makes no sense? You use no music from artists... you just claim copyright on your own videos. Forgive me if I'm wrong but... isn't that retarded?

[Joshinnator]

It is retarded.

[frekijsimpson]

LMFAO

traveled half way around the world to see this???

and only took a camera??? no video??

SURE YA DID BUDDY!!

[NewEra806]

A picture says a thousands words, and he did have a video cam they just decided to use the pics instead.

[frekijsimpson]

thanks for the proverb, but this is the age of video.

[snakekid360]

this is crazy!

[awtystanislas]

I am quite anry with NG. Lately, early the 2 thirds or three quarters of the videos they post cannot be viewed (I am in Canada) due to *country problems*.

[Beastialman]

Oye Maple Leaf, quit complaining.

[awtystanislas]

shut up queer faggot. I shud go back to US to watch the videos lol. I happen to be european you dick.

[Beastialman]

Waaaaa-waaaaa!

Cry some more!

[awtystanislas]

do u realise how much of an ass ur making urself look. You should remove your vids, you look like a hobo.

[khaninator]

One hopes that the big yellow rectangle in the corner of the video itself may have been a clue.

[awtystanislas]

do u realise how stupid your question is?

[Beastialman]

OH NOEZ! People on the internet don't like me, shit and I thought everyone loved being trolled.

[albertaforalbertans]

trolling is an art form, keep it up

[Beastialman]

:D

I fucking hate the comment character limits.

[cmbears17]

NG sucks you can't watch some vids just because your outside the US its censorship FUCK THE SYSTEM!!!!!

[RazorShultzor]

It's not censorship, it's just marketing. They'll air the videos in the other countries eventually. And there is no 'system' out to get you.

[fable2fan1]

that's not fair, but I live in America so I have no problems. .-.

[TheMagician17]

Too bad some of these new videos can't be viewed outside US, now I have to download the full episodes online.

[rosey312]

I can't understand why this is going on when you can see some even longer clips from NG. Must be the new retooling that Youtube is doing.

[TheEnagic]

yes that piss me of aswell..

[gaiagale]

well narrated however he appeared to be reading script

Why so many stills and few motion pics.

thanks for posting

[GretaVanPopcorn566]

Bravo. Clap. Clap.Clap. (This is NOT sarcasm)

[Beastialman]

Need's more buttsex.

[lbjake21]

win.

[DestroyCo]

cool

[baeball101]

lol for a second i thought that said billy mays

[TheHost155]

lol