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July 16, 2010
July 16, 2010
Manta Ray, Maldives
Photograph by Michel Braunstein, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
Each year lunar tides and Indian Ocean monsoon currents combine to drive plankton and tropical krill into confined bays around the islands of the Maldives. These protein-packed waters invite large concentrations of manta rays to an all-you-can-eat buffet. Despite their large size, with wingspans stretching up to 12 feet (3.6 meters), as many as 200 mantas may pack a football field-sized bay during these feeding frenzies.
(This photo was submitted to My Shot.)
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