Majestic Mantas - Full Episode

The remote Revillagigedo Archipelago off Mexico’s Pacific coast is a hotspot for giant mantas that interact with awe-struck scuba divers. Scientists with the Pacific Manta Research Group are studying the local population using photo ID techniques and acoustic tags which track the movements of these mysterious fish. Experts from Pelagios Kakunjá are conducting experiments to see if the filter-feeding rays are impacted negatively by microplastics, tiny pieces of toxic trash that float in the ocean.
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[@eschwarz1003]

Love Mantas; keep up the great work you do for them and sharks related species. They are the most miraculous survivors through many eons on earth; dont let humans be there demise.

[@MsAppassionata]

e schwarz Their not there.

[@stephenvincent4989]

Wow how very special - we are so consumed by our lives and all the trials and tribulations especially in this era of Pandemic we lose track of what is happening in the far depths. It is the dedication of these few people that shine a light on our eco systems and the sheer beauty and wonder of sublime creatures such as the Mantas and how their very existence affects mankind’s future.

[@karamlevi]

I’m not disagreeing with you but it’s not the pandemic it’s the governments.

[@annalisa14]

How great it is to have Dr Robert Rubin showing us his masculine, scientific ability to be able to connect with the Windmills of his Mind... there is no wasted day at sea. I have been loving it since I first waded into the waves at Costa Mesa in 1958. I was seven years old. I would like to work with Dr Rubin, helping to prepare healthy, tasty meals for his crew. Listen again, to Dusty Springfields song, Windmills of Your Mind.

[@TH-eb5ro]

The world needs so much education on litter, alternate options for plastic. Countries send their products all over the world so no way to know where the litter came from. We should look into the eyes of all animals and make better choices as humans.

[@pilgrimspath1825]

thank you for up loading ... great watch

[@larrywells6047]

I was blessed to be onboard the Quino El Guardian during the filming of this episode. At minute marker 18:00 look who is wearing the "Rubber Chicken" award.

[@crusaderdalek3527]

I envy you, larry

[@varunjoshi6542]

Majestic being

[@AdventuresinAviators]

Great video! Do you have researchers in Micronesia as well? We love spotting and IDing mantas in the Marshall Islands.

[@user-zg9ov1oy7z]

Tks for Ur work! I saw a lot of plastic in the Red Sea ((( Fishing hooks and lines (((

[@belllarosa]

💞You deserve millions of subs!!! . Brilliant, thought provoking content for geeks like me 🤓

[@nanabanana333]

Just Magic...

[@michaelwescott8064]

Fuck, when I heard, "traditional chinese medicine " I was so god damn not surprised.

[@rainbowincloud]

nice video, but my eye got hurt by the flash of the camera from a diver

[@fuzzzzy]

24:40 what did he mean by "not good science"?

[@markissboi3583]

Remembers why whales & dolphins used to beach themselves 🤔 Humans were learning Submarines pings Imagine if you where hit by Loud deafening Pings you too would get out

[@csafdari]

Can't interview a person without sunglasses on, huh?

[@houseofskulltulips]

I need to meet some and swim with them.

[@Gencturk92]

so you end up like steve irwin

[@houseofskulltulips]

@@Gencturk92 dude, manta rays cannot sting and have no way of hurting anyone.

[@Gencturk92]

@@houseofskulltulips arent these stingrays, the same one that killed steve irwin ?

[@houseofskulltulips]

@@Gencturk92 Nope. The only reason he died from it is because the stinger pierced his heart and he bled out. manta rays are not stingrays. And stingray venom is rarely ever deadly to people.

[@Gencturk92]

@@houseofskulltulips yeah i know how he died which is why i dont like stingrays. these look the same so i thought it was one of them

[@jessedeloera8032]

Id be scared regardless!

[@crackerjack9371]

Did you know that they jump out of water for fun?

[@liamstanton6053]

how is recognizing them as conscious "not good science?"

[@eschwarz1003]

yes, I thought they did the "mark test" that is done with many animals to test recognizing themselves in a mirror and thereby deducing self awareness. A Manta tried to awkwardly turning multiple times to look at the mark on his belly and whatever else (cant really touch it). It is a hard thing to determine which is probably why he said that

[@vedicardi]

you could hypothesize they have consciousness but they certainly didnt concretely prove it.

[@anaxoxo2]

This is majestic! But please stop putting darts in their skin to study them. Just swim with them💙🌊

[@KKumli]

Ana, thank you so much for your concern. The mantas so often do not change their movements when tagged, most of the time they don't feel it. It does hurt us to watch when they flinch! But without tags, we would not know how often they move between islands. That data helped UNESCO, and Parque Nacional Revillagigedo, to understand the need to create a no-take boundary that included all of the islands, so mantas and sharks can now swim safely anywhere within the archipelago. As our research continues, we find them traveling to the mainland, and we are watching to determine the season and the pathways, to determine whether their movements are predictable enough to ask for conservation measures there. - Karey Kumli, Project Manager, Pacific Manta Research Group.

[@BigBlueJake]

Ana-It is unfortunate that both rays in this video flinched. There are other clips where the mantas don't react, including one where the tagging diver was checking whether the tag was going to stay on.

[@bbbbbbbbbbbrbbrb]

i love this but for some reason the guy describing the islands voice makes me angry😂

[@kimberlyreed1980]

Maybe you need anger management

[@paulmontoya9468]

You guys have no business putting tracking devices on them! You are pissing me off!

[@RamenBrawler32]

*Pulls out knife* FOR STEVE!!!

[@Noirora]

I think that was a stingray not a manta that killed him 😅

[@fabiana7157]

I think it was his fault. Either way, he knew what he was risking

[@MsAppassionata]

Mantas don’t have a stinger.

[@karamlevi]

Did she complain about 3 Japanese bottles? How about Mexican bottles? Or Chinese bottles? POLITICS EVERYWHERE😱

[@michaelwescott8064]

It wasn't politics, she highlighted the Japanese ones to show how far they had traveled.

[@simongamer987]

5% manta documentary, 95% preaching campaign 💤