First film of a giant Stingray!

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   It is one of the rarest giants of the ocean, and it has been caught on film for the first time. 
An underwater camera crew filming for the BBC recorded a smalleye stingray swimming off the coast of Mozambique. 
The smalleye stingray is the largest of all 70 species of stingray, attaining widths of more than 2m. 
The elusive creature, first discovered in 1908, has only ever been seen alive off the coast of Tofo in southern Mozambique. 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8347000/8347644.stm

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MartinW Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator in Command Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom Points: 26722	Post Options Post Reply Quote MartinW Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: First film of a giant Stingray! Posted: 09 Nov 2009 at 8:19am
	It is one of the rarest giants of the ocean, and it has been caught on film for the first time. An underwater camera crew filming for the BBC recorded a smalleye stingray swimming off the coast of Mozambique. The smalleye stingray is the largest of all 70 species of stingray, attaining widths of more than 2m. The elusive creature, first discovered in 1908, has only ever been seen alive off the coast of Tofo in southern Mozambique. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8347000/8347644.stm

MartinW Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator in Command Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom Points: 26722	Post Options Post Reply Quote MartinW Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 2009 at 8:20am
	Footage of the fish will be broadcast on BBC Two at 2000GMT on Wednesday 11 November, as part of the programme "Andrea: Queen of the Mantas" for the BBC documentary series Natural World.

Slopey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator in Command AirHauler Developer Joined: 11 Jun 2008 Points: 8280	Post Options Post Reply Quote Slopey Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 2009 at 8:39am
	Standby for action!!! Anything can happen in the next half hour!! Stingray! Stingray! Dada da da da da!
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MartinW Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator in Command Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom Points: 26722	Post Options Post Reply Quote MartinW Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 2009 at 9:06am
	Yes, and I was so close to posting an image of the vessel itself when I read it.