These Giant Manta Rays Just Want to Hang Out | Expedition Raw

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[Music] we are at the raviga hado

we are at the raviga hado

we are at the raviga hado islands 300 miles from shore off of

islands 300 miles from shore off of

islands 300 miles from shore off of Mexico and we’re putting critter cams on

Mexico and we’re putting critter cams on

Mexico and we’re putting critter cams on giant manta rays for the first time

giant manta rays for the first time

giant manta rays for the first time [Music]

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[Music] the masses are so friendly that they

the masses are so friendly that they

the masses are so friendly that they just hang out with the divers so we

just hang out with the divers so we

just hang out with the divers so we wouldn’t get any interesting footage

wouldn’t get any interesting footage

wouldn’t get any interesting footage because we just you know get selfies of

because we just you know get selfies of

because we just you know get selfies of ourselves from the mantas perspective

ourselves from the mantas perspective

ourselves from the mantas perspective and so we actually had to institute a

and so we actually had to institute a

and so we actually had to institute a policy among our group that once there’s

policy among our group that once there’s

policy among our group that once there’s a camera on the animal we get out of the

a camera on the animal we get out of the

a camera on the animal we get out of the water so that it’ll go do something

water so that it’ll go do something

water so that it’ll go do something interesting I personally think that

interesting I personally think that

interesting I personally think that mantas are one of if not the most

mantas are one of if not the most

mantas are one of if not the most amazing animal in the ocean

amazing animal in the ocean

amazing animal in the ocean they’re incredibly graceful very

they’re incredibly graceful very

they’re incredibly graceful very intelligent they’re coming and

intelligent they’re coming and

intelligent they’re coming and investigating you just as much as you’re

investigating you just as much as you’re

investigating you just as much as you’re investigating them

every other big animal that lives in

every other big animal that lives in these open ocean habitats tends to

these open ocean habitats tends to

these open ocean habitats tends to migrate quite a lot but fur manta is

migrate quite a lot but fur manta is

migrate quite a lot but fur manta is what we’re finding is that they’re

what we’re finding is that they’re

what we’re finding is that they’re pretty much staying put

I hope that the intrinsic value of

I hope that the intrinsic value of having mantas swimming around in our

having mantas swimming around in our

having mantas swimming around in our oceans is enough to convince the public

oceans is enough to convince the public

oceans is enough to convince the public to protect them but there’s also a

to protect them but there’s also a

to protect them but there’s also a really strong argument for protecting

really strong argument for protecting

really strong argument for protecting them for economic reasons

I think that having animals like mantas

I think that having animals like mantas contributes to the planet that we live

contributes to the planet that we live

contributes to the planet that we live on this is what makes the oceans while

we’re out here putting critter cams on

we’re out here putting critter cams on leopard seals we saw for the first time

leopard seals we saw for the first time

leopard seals we saw for the first time on video ever an act of klepto

on video ever an act of klepto

on video ever an act of klepto parasitism