Giant manta at Georgia Aquarium

Giant manta in the six million gallon saltwater tank. Her name is Nandi and has a 12 foot wingspan. This is one of the few giant mantas living in an aquarium.

[@coryc-bj8ic]

Man that aquarium is wild. Manta's usually cant live in captivity and will turn suicidal, and just stop eating. If that manta is there and that big, those techs know what they are doin.

[@jazpurgarcia831]

Umm Not necessarily! GUARANTEED it'll die way sooner in this fucked up environment if it has any survival longevity at all. Heartbreaking

[@kennythetrend3688]

@@HumphreyAlphaandOmega Wtf? You telling someone to kys over a MANTA RAY!?!?

[@blockbreaker8839]

@@jazpurgarcia831These fish were rescued from fishing or poaching situations, they had no choice but to keep them here otherwise they would’ve died. It’s only heartbreaking that they are persecuted for their meat and parts.

[@amperekelvin5789]

@@jazpurgarcia831If you start your point with ‘umm’, nobody’s gonna listen to you.

[@TiamatEnjoyer]

​@@jazpurgarcia831blud, its not lile we can release now, or else it'll die quicker. Also, this is one of the most perfect reconstruction of a Mantas natural habitat, so i dont really know what you mean. Like the guy said, these guys are rescued, so its not like they can be released in the wild.

[@Mrwa-gb9gq]

I live the fact that sea creatures always move and swim in slow motion, it makes look even more magical and fascinating

[@alexmirante9972]

Not always , and not all sea creatures. Majestic nonetheless

[@devongee1776]

Just looks slow. They're moving way faster than humans move underwater that's for sure 🫡

[@mietta890]

Right, they make it seem so effortless

[@catmousepad7342]

I like how you can see the size difference between a normal stingray and a manta.

[@RamzaBeo]

That’s another manta actually, just a smaller one. You can tell a manta from a stingray by looking at its face

[@oceanic69]

@@RamzaBeoLate reply, but that is not a manta ray. It is a species of eagle ray, specifically a cownose ray and they are also considered stingrays due to them having stingers while mantas dont!

[@RamzaBeo]

@@oceanic69 the more you know! Thanks for the info!

[@sunnyskys2428]

So beautiful. Takes my breath away.

[@paxwallace8324]

Manta Rays have the Largest brain to body weight ratio of any fish. It's thought that they're quite intelligent curious and remain mysterious.

[@expelledinparadise3478]

"Huh i wonder where my class has gone?"

[@AquaMantaChannel]

That one is Tallulah the Manta Ray.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790]

No one talking about how the manta kept its mouth WIDE OPEN trying to eat the defenseless (cow?) ray.

[@kotorandcorvid4968]

They eat plankton

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790]

@@kotorandcorvid4968 To be fair, I don't know how aquariums feed their plankton feeders, but also, he followed the other ray with its wide open mouth. That ray must have in its feeding path, right? It's still very threatening. The smaller ray could have literally filled its mouth. There's no telling how crazy a zoo animal can get. Doesn't seem much different to me then one of those pelicans experimenting with a pigeon.

[@taro4364]

⁠@@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790just cause of its mouth being open doesn’t mean it wants to eat it. There is naturally plankton there since its an ecosystem. Mantas kan swim way faster if they want to.

[@d.t.simonbelmont]

Her name’s Talullah

[@xassassin609]

I remember when I sand shark high-fived me on my birthday

[@willowing_.creature]

Anyone notice that the Manta was trying to chase the Stingray?

[@hypanusamericanus9058]

It was probably a coincidence.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790]

Yes and its mouth looked wide open

[@boi78642]

That was either a coincidence(most likely) or it trying to play with the smaller ray(which would be due to their high intelligence and curiosity).

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790]

@@boi78642 What if....angry?

[@boi78642]

@@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790 then it would be trying to attack it

[@thehumanatelier]

Manta ray 😊💙

[@beauwalker9820]

It's white and black coloring is beautiful. I like how it's following it's smaller cousin around. (The smaller ray is either a cow nosed ray or bat ray, I can't tell. Not a stingray though, oddly people mistake all rays for stingrays even though they're very different looking.)

[@hypanusamericanus9058]

The smaller one is a cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus). You can tell because of the light coloration and the large spiracles. Manta rays lack stingers, though they technically are stingrays since they belong to the suborder Myliobatoidei.

[@LunaBelle-sp2sq]

Tallulah loves to chase Cownose rays

[@austinmonkey8534]

That’s the spirit of gramma tala

[@HumphreyAlphaandOmega]

My favorite manta ray!! ❤

[@Tgamer-zw3dd]

Damn 😮 what is that background music

[@ebellesamsharp3361]

That’s Tallulah

[@Aviaton235]

BRUHH I SAW THAT WHEN I WAS IN SINGAPORE

[@LilEsti11]

Tallulah looks kinda cute

[@theelectricspiderman2841]

That's a big ass ray

[@Stinaaa.1111]

Beautiful 🩵

[@Kirby4life620]

lol he is trying to eat the smaller one

[@karim1970-lv3qg]

manta moving like a bird! fantastic!the Great!

[@minecraft_18]

Moana grandma😮😮

[@The1gamer35]

That manta ray is cool

[@altaccount2179]

I need to see this aquarium irl

[@kylelopez9083]

That is so beautiful

[@Sakuna_the_hayikoxxp]

Thats is moms baby manta ray ❤

[@hypanusamericanus9058]

No, that is a cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus), a separate species.

[@superjacobcipher]

I wanna go to Georgia Aquarium so bad

[@RainbowCoda]

Oooooooooooh the seaweed is cool the seaweed is fun

[@bonge_Spob2857]

It’s Big Man

[@ViolenceGaming666]

I fought him on Splatoon 3

[@ImactuallyCanadian]

:O MAJESTIC SEA FLAP FLAP

[@ryanchristie6379]

I just need a few more rays and I’ll get a tan

[@Flatearth69]

Thats fucking insane!

[@howleme5903]

Okay thats huge

[@zacanngow4221]

Poor thing thats not a good life it can only go around in circles

[@jygergruz9562]

That’s what they do in the wild

[@hypanusamericanus9058]

The Ocean Voyager is massive, 284 ft × 126 ft. The rays have plenty of space.

[@weiluo6505]

Theres always a bigger fish

[@superjoyyable]

Holy fluff I knew were big but not THAT big!!

[@B-Str0]

Yeah same. I was thinkin a half or 3rd of that size :o

[@jeanlg13]

It's freaking H U G E

[@Wolf-xu1fj]

What if someone was to shoot that glass? Ohh my

[@hypanusamericanus9058]

a. The Georgia Aquarium requires visitors to pass through security. b. The acrylic viewing window of the Ocean Voyager is 2 feet thick. I have no idea if a bullet could cause a major leak, but it seems difficult.

[@norencodong2214]

is reall manta rays is cool

[@back-n-actionmodelcollecti2522]

Those Manta Rays dont belong there, but I guess man doesn't care right.....

[@ryanmiller3065]

The manta's name is Tallulah and apparently she was a rescue animal that could not be introduced back into the wild

[@hypanusamericanus9058]

@@ryanmiller3065 I think only Nandi was rescued. To be fair though, these mantas are serving as conservation ambassadors by simply being in the aquarium.

[@brianlee7212]

Should be freed to spend its life in open water

[@TiamatEnjoyer]

Too late, they would die out of captivity now

[@El1society]

it would just get poached

[@Knexdude123]

Did the stingray get eaten?

[@user-gc2fr8tm7z]

I just thought it was an f 16 because his things on the mouth lookednlike the air inlet of the f 16 engin

[@thipakornthantanarat862]

Its following its kind!

[@PhirunKH-bu9ec]

😮good❤❤❤

[@timothyschutz3398]

Awesome

[@smiley6168]

Johnny quest

[@tessnicio4520]

An das wat yu cal a mantah

[@gabe69699]

this is nioce

[@mr.gamewatch4924]

Tallulah

[@marlucesilva4332]

Tudo que Deus faz e é perfeito lindo

[@kyawhwa2827]

That’s a stingray

[@hypanusamericanus9058]

Technically true. Reef mantas (Mobula alfredi) belong to the suborder Myliobatoidei, the stingrays. However, mantas have lost their stinging barbs.

[@squidlover7615]

What a beautiful creature

[@Normally1290]

Francis

[@shogunguy]

Shame its confined to the same 20x20 enclosure, maybe it could actually use that wingspan otherwise

[@alexgataric]

It's actually in a huge tank with millions of gallons of water.

[@kaleb7636]

no

[@jazpurgarcia831]

NO SHIT!!!

[@jazpurgarcia831]

​@@alexgataric you've GOT 2b joking! Either u think WE ARE or YOU'RE a complete MORON? This is a frikn outdoor lawn pool equivalent to where they KIDNAPPED&stole it. It's a aquarium TANK for Fucks sake!!!

[@simon733]

This is terrible to watch. Poor Talullah

[@jakejanssen4319]

It is a rescued animal that will have a hard time going back to the wild. The tank at Georgia aquarium is the also largest in the world with 6 million gallons of water, so it has enough space

[@jazpurgarcia831]

Despicable! The equivalent if you lived in a bathtub your entire life! These animal's should not be on display&places exploiting them should b boycotted!

[@alexgataric]

The tank is five million gallons. It has lots of room.

[@jazpurgarcia831]

@@alexgataric Why are you so ignorantly defensive over this? If u have some insight worth sharing, then do that! This mystical&majestic mammal will NOT survive in captivity, PERIOD! What is purpose of incarcerating this wild, highly intelligent( largest brains of all)spirit but for entertainment of dumb human's? Try and use your constructive,critical thinking skills &answer that plz!

[@dannyelpetachen]

Idk what bath tub you have at home. But I can’t swim in mine

[@jygergruz9562]

@@jazpurgarcia831 it’s not a mammal it’s a fish

[@jorgedanielrodriguez8384]

​@@alexgataric don't compare it with the whole ocean bro

[@roksidaisy]

God is really rich ❤️

[@earlybird2.081]

It's Tallulah

[@ronalimishra2478]

Mer maid

[@WALKEMDOWNDRE]

Was it trying to eat the smaller one?

[@hypanusamericanus9058]

No. Mantas are filter-feeders. They do not consume other stingrays.

[@Saaaaani]

is that 🇬🇪?

[@hypanusamericanus9058]

No. This is Georgia in the USA.

[@MrJEANGABEN]

Georgia,country or state?

[@alexgataric]

State aquarium in Atlanta.

[@alexgataric]

State of Georgia in USA.

[@DesertVox]

"We will show them Our signs in the universe and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that this ˹Quran˺ is the truth." - Quran

[@mr.mayonnaise5488]

Stop supporting aquariums and zoos!! Just look it up. A lot of the animals are wild caught. They should not be in captivity regardless. This isn't a good way to tEaCh kIdS aBoUt AnImAls you're teaching them that they're cool and okay to use them as objects for entertainment but not to respect them from afar.

[@myamdane6895]

Can you even get your facts right? A lot of these animals are rescued and rehabilitated. And, the environment in which they live within the aquarium is like a haven for them

[@shogunguy]

@@myamdane6895 no they are caught and bred with one another, this is a zoo...they only care about profit

[@myamdane6895]

@@shogunguy Sources?

[@kenfern2259]

@@myamdane6895 ik there whale sharks r rescue

[@danielzhang4341]

tf u want us to do break them out?

[@nathanparker6869]

That shit fake as hell

[@jygergruz9562]

It’s real you know that

[@hypanusamericanus9058]

Visit the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia to see for yourself.

[@absolutebeast5850]

That’s a mobula not a “manta”

[@hypanusamericanus9058]

The common name is still reef manta (Mobula alfredi).

[@absolutebeast5850]

@@hypanusamericanus9058 that’s not true they changed it

[@hypanusamericanus9058]

@@absolutebeast5850 I am talking about the common name, not the scientific name. Scientific names often change, such as when organisms get reclassified (ex. Manta alfredi to Mobula alfredi). On the other hand, common names, which are basically layman's terms, almost never change, which is why Mobula alfredi is still called the reef manta and why no one is pushing to change the common name to reef mobula. An exception would be when the American Fisheries Society changed Epinephelus itajara’s common name from “jewfish” to “goliath grouper” in 2001 due to the former’s cultural insensitivity, though both terms continue to be used.