La raie manta en française Polynésie

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Thea raie manta est un géant des mers. Weighing up 3 tonnes, c’est parmi le plus grand des fish actuels avec le shark baleine et le requin pèlerin. C’est un fish pélagique, that is to say it is closer infrequently underwater and it does not depend on them to live. Indeed, the body shape is suitable for swimming almost permanent. Their wings are actually developed hyper fins that allow it to move.

Manta rays are even capable of jumping : Elles peuvent effectuer des sauts spectaculaires de plusieurs mètres de hauteur.Ces sauts servent à se débarrasser des parasites comme les poux de ocean qui se fixent sur sa peau. Certains scientifiques pensent que l”accouchement des petites raies pourrait se réaliser également lors de ces sauts.

Because of its size and appearance, this imposing animal is linked to many stories and legends. Once, the fafarua was considered an aggressive animal and evil. For example, Tuamotu, on raconte qu’elle empêchait les fishermen de nacre de remonter à la surface en s’étalant au dessus d’eux.
Indeed, the manta ray is also called sea devil, because of this bad reputation and presence of horns in front of the head. La raie manta est en réalité tout à fait pacific. It eats plankton capture it with its horns. She is able to move and orient them to form a funnel-shaped trap very effective when swimming.

Its size forces him to eat in large quantities, This is why we meet in places where plankton is abundant, such as the level of passes. Fish often follow the lines are manta.Ce remoras, fish that do not interfere with any of the lines and use them as a bit of a means of transport.

Apart from the leak, the manta ray has no defense because unlike eagle rays and stingrays, it does not sting the base of the tail. Fortunately, la raie manta a très peu de prédateurs.L’orque et les grands Sharks comme le requin marteau et le requin tigre peuvent occasionnellement l’attaquer si elle est blessée ou épuisée. In Polynesia, man is not a predator manta since there is not consumed.

En revanche, it is particularly vulnerable to fishing nets and drift structures pearl farms. They get entangled, are injured and can die. Currently, the manta ray is not yet considered an endangered species. Even if it is scarce in some parts of the world such as the Gulf of Mexico, for example, their popularity and tourist interest led more governments to implement protection programs. Les raies manta attirent partout où elles sont présentes des milliers de divers. To avoid abuse, the Polynesian government has banned the possession of these animals in captivity.

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