labete-du-gevaudan:Beebe’s Manta Ray was first reported by William Beebe nearby the Galapagos Island
labete-du-gevaudan:Beebe’s Manta Ray was first reported by William Beebe nearby the Galapagos Islands on April 27th, 1923. He described the manta as having a 10 foot wingspan. Its back is a dark brown with distinctive white bands that go halfway down its back to either side of its head. The very tips of the wings are also white in color. The manta supposedly collided with Beebe’s vessel briefly before quickly retreating from it. -- source link