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A manta ray "cleaning station" in the north of Raja Ampat's archipelago, where mantas rays come to have small fishes (mostly wrasses) remove and eat ectoparasites on their bodies. One of the females shown in this video is heavily pregnant. A recent study found that a single manta ray can be worth over US$ 1 million in tourism value over its lifetime; in contrast, a dead animal would fetch less than $500. | Learn more on CI's HumanNature blog: http://blog.conservation.org/2015/02/indonesian-government-sinks-vietnamese-shark-poaching-boat-creates-new-dive-site/ Follow CI on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ConservationOrg Follow CI on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/conservation.intl
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A manta ray "cleaning station" in the north of Raja Ampat's archipelago, where mantas rays come to have small fishes (mostly wrasses) remove and eat ectoparasites on their bodies. One of the females shown in this video is heavily pregnant. A recent study found that a single manta ray can be worth over US$ 1 million in tourism value over its lifetime; in contrast, a dead animal would fetch less than $500. | Learn more on CI's HumanNature blog: http://blog.conservation.org/2015/02/indonesian-government-sinks-vietnamese-shark-poaching-boat-creates-new-dive-site/ Follow CI on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ConservationOrg Follow CI on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/conservation.intl
A manta ray "cleaning station" in the north of Raja Ampat's archipelago, where mantas rays come to have small fishes (mostly wrasses) remove and eat ectoparasites on their bodies. One of the females shown in this video is heavily pregnant. A recent study found that a single manta ray can be worth over US$ 1 million in tourism value over its lifetime; in contrast, a dead animal would fetch less than $500. | Learn more on CI's HumanNature blog: http://blog.conservation.org/2015/02/indonesian-government-sinks-vietnamese-shark-poaching-boat-creates-new-dive-site/ Follow CI on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ConservationOrg Follow CI on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/conservation.intl
A manta ray "cleaning station" in the north of Raja Ampat's archipelago, where mantas rays come to have small fishes (mostly wrasses) remove and eat ectoparasites on their bodies. One of the females shown in this video is heavily pregnant. A recent study found that a single manta ray can be worth over US$ 1 million in tourism value over its lifetime; in contrast, a dead animal would fetch less than $500. | Learn more on CI's HumanNature blog: http://blog.conservation.org/2015/02/indonesian-government-sinks-vietnamese-shark-poaching-boat-creates-new-dive-site/ Follow CI on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ConservationOrg Follow CI on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/conservation.intl
A manta ray "cleaning station" in the north of Raja Ampat's archipelago, where mantas rays come to have small fishes (mostly wrasses) remove and eat ectoparasites on their bodies. One of the females shown in this video is heavily pregnant. A recent study found that a single manta ray can be worth over US$ 1 million in tourism value over its lifetime; in contrast, a dead animal would fetch less than $500. | Learn more on CI's HumanNature blog: http://blog.conservation.org/2015/02/indonesian-government-sinks-vietnamese-shark-poaching-boat-creates-new-dive-site/ Follow CI on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ConservationOrg Follow CI on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/conservation.intl