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for over a hundred million years the

for over a hundred million years the Stingray has roamed the oceans an almost

Stingray has roamed the oceans an almost

Stingray has roamed the oceans an almost mythological animal extraordinarily

mythological animal extraordinarily

mythological animal extraordinarily graceful and yet considered potentially

graceful and yet considered potentially

graceful and yet considered potentially lethal

though not aggressive the Stingray is

though not aggressive the Stingray is equipped with a fearsome means of

equipped with a fearsome means of

equipped with a fearsome means of defense a venomous find found near the

defense a venomous find found near the

defense a venomous find found near the base of its powerful whip-like tail

base of its powerful whip-like tail

base of its powerful whip-like tail a large ring can drive the spine into a

a large ring can drive the spine into a

a large ring can drive the spine into a wooden boat or deliver an extremely

wooden boat or deliver an extremely

wooden boat or deliver an extremely seriously painful wound its most

seriously painful wound its most

seriously painful wound its most dangerous when line camouflaged and sand

dangerous when line camouflaged and sand

dangerous when line camouflaged and sand it moves slowly foraging for

it moves slowly foraging for

it moves slowly foraging for invertebrates hidden on the sea floor

because a stingrays eyes are on top of

because a stingrays eyes are on top of its head and its mouth and nostrils

its head and its mouth and nostrils

its head and its mouth and nostrils below it can actually see what it’s

below it can actually see what it’s

below it can actually see what it’s eating it finds its food by smell touch

eating it finds its food by smell touch

eating it finds its food by smell touch and by sensing the electrical field of

and by sensing the electrical field of

and by sensing the electrical field of its prey the southern stingray is one of

its prey the southern stingray is one of

its prey the southern stingray is one of some 90 species of stingray like a

some 90 species of stingray like a

some 90 species of stingray like a prehistoric bird it’s huge fins can

prehistoric bird it’s huge fins can

prehistoric bird it’s huge fins can reach up to six feet across

reach up to six feet across

reach up to six feet across they’re usually shy and elusive animals

they’re usually shy and elusive animals

they’re usually shy and elusive animals hard to get close to but the warm clear

hard to get close to but the warm clear

hard to get close to but the warm clear waters of the Cayman Islands offer

waters of the Cayman Islands offer

waters of the Cayman Islands offer something different on the north side of

something different on the north side of

something different on the north side of Grand Cayman Island swarms of stingrays

Grand Cayman Island swarms of stingrays

Grand Cayman Island swarms of stingrays live inside a protective barrier reef

live inside a protective barrier reef

live inside a protective barrier reef where the water is calm and shallow

nicknamed Stingray City this is one of

nicknamed Stingray City this is one of the only places on earth where stingrays

the only places on earth where stingrays

the only places on earth where stingrays are used to people here divers can swim

are used to people here divers can swim

are used to people here divers can swim alongside the Rays and meet these

alongside the Rays and meet these

alongside the Rays and meet these remarkable animals face the fin

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