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They subsist primarily on plankton and small fish and can live longer than 20 years, according to the World Conservation Union’s Red List of Threatened Species. The new birth will allow scientists the chance to see first-hand the development of a giant manta ray, which have been declining in recent years in the wild due most likely to pollution and their unfortunate penchant for getting caught in fishing nests, although scientists aren’t positive. replica Tag Heuer waf1123.bb0807 watch Officials at the aquarium, however, are just thankful for a healthy pup and are now shifting their attention on how to care for their new baby.“We unfolded some of the mysteries about the life of manta rays, including the length of their pregnancy,” Toda told the Associated Press. “ Now we have to make sure the baby grows in good health.”

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