Fifty Manta Rays, Bay of Islands

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Michael Szabo
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Fifty Manta Rays, Bay of Islands

Postby Michael Szabo » Mon Feb 10, 2025 6:44 pm

A group of about 50 manta rays were seen on a Fullers Great Sights sightseeing tour at the weekend, swimming around the boat in the Bay of Islands:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northland-ag ... OFT2D6KAY/
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Re: Fifty Manta Rays, Bay of Islands

Postby SomesBirder » Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:41 am

It appears that the linked page no longer leads to the story of the manta rays. Has the subject been covered by other news websites?
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Re: Fifty Manta Rays, Bay of Islands

Postby simon.fordham » Tue Feb 11, 2025 12:01 pm

A search on 'manta' returns this https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northland-ag ... OFT2D6KAY/ That would have been a great experience!

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