Mako Shark II
Fish are Friends not Food
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In this dramatic moment, this stingray takes flight from hungry killer whale!!
The stingray leaps out of the water as it is hunted by a killer whale, whose fin can be seen below the ray, just off St. Heliers beach in Auckland, New Zealand:
With the predator lurking close behind, the intended prey takes flight - quite literally. This flying stingray was trying to avoid the attentions of the aptly-named killer whale, which was ready to take a bite out of the fish when the stingray made its leap for safety. While stingrays seem most content to spend their days lying at the bottom of the sea-bed, occasionally sticking their stingers into unassuming human feet, this one proved they can be moved to flights of fancy when needed.
The encounter was captured in calm waters just off St. Heliers beach in Auckland, New Zealand. Five or six orcas gathered in the morning sun to feast on the stingrays resting near the shore, while another 30 orcas hung around at the back of the harbour. A huge crowd gathered to watch the spectacle. So Stingrays along with their kindred (and larger) Manta rays, DO Fly on occasion.
About Stingrays, Manta Rays, Sting Rays & Stingrays:
The stingrays are a familyâ€"Dasyatidaeâ€"of rays, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They are common in coastal tropical marine waters throughout the world, and several species are known to enter fresh water. Other types of rays also referred to as "stingrays" are the river stingrays (family Potamotrygonidae), the round stingrays (families Urolophidae and Urotrygonidae), the sixgill stingray (family Hexatrygonidae), and the deepwater stingray (family Plesiobatidae). For clarity, the members of the family Dasyatidae are sometimes called "whip-tail stingrays".
The manta ray (Manta birostris), is the largest of the rays, with the largest known specimen having been more than 7.6 m (about 25 ft) across, with a weight of about 2,300 kg (about 5,000 lb).
Oh, and in case you never caught the connection, "Mako Shark II" is a double entendre I use for Reef Central. It encompasses two of my passions: reefing & plastic cars.
"Corvette" defined is a a small, swift Warship.
1963 Chevrolet Corvettes adopted the name "Sting Ray" for C2 Vettes. ("C2" = second generation Corvette) 1969 Corvettes adopted the name "Stingray" (one-word) for the C3. The current production Corvettes are C6's, but the new concept just released, brings back the Split Window, made famous or infamous by the original '63 Split Window Sting Ray's. ("Infamous", because people actually removed them!! I know, right??!?!)
The Mako Shark II was built in 1965 and set the design standard for the 1968-1982 production Corvette. It's lines were the culmination of two beasts of the oceans, the Manta Ray and the Great White Shark. Its design was timeless.
In this dramatic moment, this stingray takes flight from hungry killer whale!!
The stingray leaps out of the water as it is hunted by a killer whale, whose fin can be seen below the ray, just off St. Heliers beach in Auckland, New Zealand:
With the predator lurking close behind, the intended prey takes flight - quite literally. This flying stingray was trying to avoid the attentions of the aptly-named killer whale, which was ready to take a bite out of the fish when the stingray made its leap for safety. While stingrays seem most content to spend their days lying at the bottom of the sea-bed, occasionally sticking their stingers into unassuming human feet, this one proved they can be moved to flights of fancy when needed.
The encounter was captured in calm waters just off St. Heliers beach in Auckland, New Zealand. Five or six orcas gathered in the morning sun to feast on the stingrays resting near the shore, while another 30 orcas hung around at the back of the harbour. A huge crowd gathered to watch the spectacle. So Stingrays along with their kindred (and larger) Manta rays, DO Fly on occasion.
About Stingrays, Manta Rays, Sting Rays & Stingrays:
The stingrays are a familyâ€"Dasyatidaeâ€"of rays, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They are common in coastal tropical marine waters throughout the world, and several species are known to enter fresh water. Other types of rays also referred to as "stingrays" are the river stingrays (family Potamotrygonidae), the round stingrays (families Urolophidae and Urotrygonidae), the sixgill stingray (family Hexatrygonidae), and the deepwater stingray (family Plesiobatidae). For clarity, the members of the family Dasyatidae are sometimes called "whip-tail stingrays".
The manta ray (Manta birostris), is the largest of the rays, with the largest known specimen having been more than 7.6 m (about 25 ft) across, with a weight of about 2,300 kg (about 5,000 lb).
Oh, and in case you never caught the connection, "Mako Shark II" is a double entendre I use for Reef Central. It encompasses two of my passions: reefing & plastic cars.
"Corvette" defined is a a small, swift Warship.
1963 Chevrolet Corvettes adopted the name "Sting Ray" for C2 Vettes. ("C2" = second generation Corvette) 1969 Corvettes adopted the name "Stingray" (one-word) for the C3. The current production Corvettes are C6's, but the new concept just released, brings back the Split Window, made famous or infamous by the original '63 Split Window Sting Ray's. ("Infamous", because people actually removed them!! I know, right??!?!)
The Mako Shark II was built in 1965 and set the design standard for the 1968-1982 production Corvette. It's lines were the culmination of two beasts of the oceans, the Manta Ray and the Great White Shark. Its design was timeless.
