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Scientists Finally Make Heads of Giant Stingray Tails

Scientists Finally Make Heads of Giant Stingray Tails

With hornlike facial fins and diamond-shape bodies that can stretch nearly 30 feet across, manta rays are among the strangest fish in the sea. Yet these behemoths’ most puzzling feature is a whip-like tail that can measure as long as the rest of the fish’s body. Why mantas and related rays have such long tails has long been a mystery. …

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