Marine biologists from the New England Aquarium were stunned when they set eyes on the corpse of a giant Atlantic manta ray, weighing more than 600 pounds and boasting an 11-foot wing span. Locals saw the sea beast’s lifeless body floating under Salem’s Essex Bridge yesterday. Jet skiers dragged it to a nearby dock. “It is very unusual to get this kind of animal in New England. I was surprised when I first saw it,” said Dan Laughlin of the New England Aquarium. He said it is impossible to determine the exact cause of the creature’s death without an autopsy. “To me, this animal looks very thin and it is half the size of a fully grown adult so it certainly didn’t die of old age,” Laughlin said. Environmental police planned to tow it out to sea last night to “let nature take its course.” (Mike Underwood, Boston Herald)
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Manta Ray found in Salem Mass
Marine biologists from the New England Aquarium were stunned when they set eyes on the corpse of a giant Atlantic manta ray, weighing more than 600 pounds and boasting an 11-foot wing span. Locals saw the sea beast’s lifeless body floating under Salem’s Essex Bridge yesterday. Jet skiers dragged it to a nearby dock. “It is very unusual to get this kind of animal in New England. I was surprised when I first saw it,” said Dan Laughlin of the New England Aquarium. He said it is impossible to determine the exact cause of the creature’s death without an autopsy. “To me, this animal looks very thin and it is half the size of a fully grown adult so it certainly didn’t die of old age,” Laughlin said. Environmental police planned to tow it out to sea last night to “let nature take its course.” (Mike Underwood, Boston Herald)
Wow! that sucker is big!I'll bet you could make a lot of fake scallops out of that.
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