| 单词 | manta |
| 例句 | The women who were already in mourning for my uncle Lucas took this opportunity to place their mantas over their faces and to scurry to their homes before the hellish storm raised its head again. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I draw a sweeping abstract something that’s a cross between an amoeba and a manta ray with eyes and mouths in unexpected places. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A dried manta ray hangs heroically above the entrance — a nod to the sea creature that prevented him from drowning as a boy by leaping through the waves to reveal his location to his parents. The Artist as Healer 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Coral and colorful, small fish are almost always around, but mantas, hammerhead sharks and turtles are in shorter supply. Beneath the surface — caving and diving — Belize is breathtaking 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Inside illegal Chinese warehouses where skyscrapers of shark fins are bloodily stacked, and to an Indonesian village where manta rays are butchered for their gills, he provides gory proof of breathtaking wastefulness. Review: ‘Racing Extinction’ Charts the Slaughter of Vital Species 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Justin and Crystal Reynolds shared their first dance as husband and wife almost three years ago surrounded by friends, family, manta rays and whale sharks. Why Go to the Chapel or City Hall When You Can Say ‘I Do’ Like Aquaman? 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z “Chicha is too easy because it’s based on this romantic picture of indigenous people — all chullos and mantas and polleras,” he added of the elements of traditional Andean dress. You Call It Craft, I Call It Art 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The study of humpback whale fins has contributed to wind turbine and airplane design, and the movement of manta rays has influenced the engineering of underwater vehicles. Spare Times for Children for Dec. 4-10 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z The firm’s latest expedition takes citizen scientists to Peru on a weeklong journey to photograph, measure and collect genetic samples of giant manta rays with the goal to help halt overfishing. See the World and Make a Difference on a ‘Citizen Science’ Expedition 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Or a giant swimming manta ray, or maybe an alien spacecraft. At new French museum, the building steals the show 2010-05-10T13:43:00Z Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru arranges for guests to shadow a manta ray scientist for a day, freediving with marine biologists from the Manta Trust on board a research vessel. Days With the Manta Rays: Where to Learn to Freedive 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Top of my list is a manta ray. Why I love ... scuba diving 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z From June to the beginning of November, lunar tides and monsoons increase plankton levels in areas of the Baa Atoll Unesco World Biosphere Reserve, attracting manta rays, whale sharks and other sizable fish. Days With the Manta Rays: Where to Learn to Freedive 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z We filmed an oceanic manta ray in one scene, that is rarely filmed, and we weren't expecting that, but when you are exposed to the natural world, you lose a bit of control. "Take yourself to the ocean": "Blueback" star Radha Mitchell on how to care about the environment 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Freedivers learn to improve their diving technique while taking identification photos and helping record environmental information essential to manta ray conservation. Days With the Manta Rays: Where to Learn to Freedive 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z From free-diving with manta rays in Indonesia to connecting with impoverished children in Bangladesh, photographers capture beauty and vulnerability to bring greater awareness to global issues. A world of small-screen adventure: Here are the best travel TV shows for streaming 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Larger species of marine life lurk there too, including manta rays, barracuda and harmless reef sharks. Fiji's Rainbow Reef 2011-06-30T08:55:00Z So, Mr. Miners has now also underwritten a manta study and conservation project at Misool. Favorite Place: Sharing Paradise With the Barracuda 2012-09-07T17:12:11Z Snorkel with manta rays in Big Island waters or discover a remote waterfall after kayaking Kauai’s Wailua River. 10 places to visit during ‘shoulder season,’ the sweet spot between high and low periods 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The most spectacular was a manta ray feeding station in the middle of the sea. Dragons, Apes, Mantas and Birds 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z I soar, I glide, and it’s fluid, like a manta ray moving through water. When the school is the bully 2012-05-18T16:15:00Z The images, which will hang permanently in the island’s downtown area, are all different renditions of the sharks and of manta rays, also an endangered species. On a Mexican Island, Murals With a Conservation Message 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z And finally, in the Maldives, he meets a whole squadron of wild manta rays and swims with them. TV review: The Sinking of the Laconia and Martin Clunes: Man to Mantas 2011-01-07T08:00:03Z They then headed to an atoll by speedboat to swim with a school of somersaulting manta rays. Somersaulting Manta Rays Capped Off Their Engagement 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z I peer into the void, hoping for one of the large animals that are common here — a shark, manta ray or goliath grouper — to materialize, but none do. Off the North Carolina shore, a deep dive into history 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Helen got scuba qualified, and we spent hours diving alongside whale sharks and manta rays, but the sea lions stood out as our finest animal encounter. 'My best travel discovery of 2016' 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Then there are the manta rays, the B-1 bombers of the deep, that glide menacingly through the water on graceful but threatening patrols, their barbed, poisonous tails always ready to lay out all challengers. Favorite Place: Sharing Paradise With the Barracuda 2012-09-07T17:12:11Z A few years later, their son Puhi and his wife, Mendy, bought the company and have continued offering these tours and added others, including manta ray tours. Can Responsible Travel to Hawaii Be Fun? We Gave It a Try. 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Children can pursue their own scientific inquiries, including operating small manta ray-inspired robots and collaboratively reconstructing a reproduction of the skeleton of an 18-foot-long pilot whale. Spare Times for Children for Dec. 4-10 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Care was also taken not to disturb the orcas, humpback whales and manta rays in the surrounding waters. 5 New Standout Safari Camps 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z With a wingspan of 10 feet, the reef manta ray bore a wide-open mouth that seemed large enough to swallow one of us. Scuba Diving in Thailand: A Balancing Act 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Because manta-ray gills have become a popular cure for impotency in Chinese medicine, fishermen have now turned to hunting mantas. Favorite Place: Sharing Paradise With the Barracuda 2012-09-07T17:12:11Z From above, Mayreau, which is less than two square miles, looks a bit like a manta ray, one of the creatures that live in the nearby waters. You’re Going to Need a Smaller Boat: Island Hopping in the Grenadines 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z The vacation was a romantic success — they ate sushi, went swimming with manta rays, toured a volcano overlook — but both Mr. Lindgren and Ms. Newman worried about what might happen next. Son, Placed for Adoption, Leads Birth Parents to Altar 36 Years Later 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z After a juvenile manta ray coasted by, wings flapping, Sasso raised his arms in a mock touchdown celebration. A Maui vacation in three acts 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z We bought banana bread and barracuda from the first fisherman to greet us, and I dove into the water to swim with a half-dozen manta rays that had immediately arrived to inspect the boat. A sailing trip in the Grenadines, with a steep learning curve We gazed down — at least 25 manta rays circled underwater, their huge mouths open, their white eyes alert and moving side to side as they hoovered up plankton. Dragons, Apes, Mantas and Birds 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z There, I swam with sea lions, watched manta rays jump six feet in the air and even glimpsed whales. In Baja California, swimming with the whale sharks, and more This underwater ballet is among hours of new footage captured by Crittercams—cameras with depth and temperature sensors attached to manta rays with a surprising adhesive: peanut butter. Watch a manta ray courtship 'train'—the deepest ever filmed 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z In a swath of open ocean surrounding four volcanic islands off the west coast of Mexico, sharks and manta rays swim free. Is banning fishing bad for fishermen? Not in this marine reserve 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Her bulging belly and swollen abdomen told researcher Niv Froman all he needed to know: This reef manta ray hovering near the surface in the Maldives was unmistakably pregnant. The world’s first ultrasounds of wild manta rays reveal a troubling truth 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The wrappers for the manta dumplings, whether beef or a combination of beef and pumpkin, are fragile things, prone to split open to reveal their jumbled interiors. Bostan Uyghur Cuisine is one couple’s sweet, imperfect taste of home 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Finally, for an underwater adventure, Hawaii’s Kona Coast is known for its giant manta rays, which are nocturnally active. Escape (or embrace) the Big Dark: 5 travel ideas for winter in WA 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z “I have no idea if this manta had 12 others following behind it,” Pelletier says, so there may have been even more social behaviors just out of sight. Watch a manta ray courtship 'train'—the deepest ever filmed 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z One is called the Manta, inspired by the way a manta ray swims. Engineers Look to River and Ocean Currents for Clean Energy 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z But pregnancy only becomes visible after around six months, meaning scientists might not know a manta is pregnant until halfway through her 12.5-month gestation. The world’s first ultrasounds of wild manta rays reveal a troubling truth 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z It felt reassuring to know the sharks, humphead wrasse and manta rays were all still there, doing what they’d always done. Why some travelers are choosing old favorites over new horizons 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z It’s home to the Devil’s Pinnacle, a top dive site frequented by reef sharks, manta rays and barracudas. Drake Bay Getaway | Provided by Drake Bay Getaway Resort 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z She's excited for what secrets they might unveil next, wondering if we might finally witness something marine biologists have long sought: a manta ray giving birth. Watch a manta ray courtship 'train'—the deepest ever filmed 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The shadows of manta rays glided beneath the catamaran, flapping their wings in the Caribbean currents. A bucket-list sailing trip in Panama’s San Blas Islands 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z The team eventually just dropped “Devil” from its name, got rid of the manta ray logo and block lettering and went with “Rays,” adopting a more sophisticated font with updated colors. The Washington Football Team’s 18-month rebrand was extensive. Now the hard part begins. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Over the years, the sea passages between the islands have seen wave and tidal machines that bring to mind steel manta rays and undulating sea snakes. Harnessing the energy of the ocean to power homes, planes and whisky distilleries But by studying the way a manta ray feeds on plankton, scientists in the US have designed a filtration system that captures the tiny fragments without getting clogged. Manta rays inspire new device to filter microplastics 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z The study documents the deepest recorded manta courtship train—when males follow a female in an elaborate, synchronized chase trying to show their suitability as a mate. Watch a manta ray courtship 'train'—the deepest ever filmed 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Another underwater drone, the Raydrive - based on the anatomy of a manta ray - was also being tested, to spy on enemy ships while "almost silent", the Times reported. Royal Navy tests drones above and below waves 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z A new study suggests the shark lived 93 million years ago and filled a filter-feeding niche that is held by manta rays today. In Case You Missed It 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z If you’ve ever seen a manta ray, you may be able to imagine what the ancient eagle shark looked like in action: a giant, ghostly figure flapping through Cretaceous era seas near present-day Mexico. This eagle shark once soared through ancient seas near Mexico 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z Three years of continuing research of coastal waters largely from the Jupiter Inlet to the Boynton Inlet found an unusual number of juvenile manta rays gliding through shallow waters sometimes just feet from swimmers. Manta ray nursery discovered along southeast coast 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z Adapting the devices for manta rays proved difficult, however. Watch a manta ray courtship 'train'—the deepest ever filmed 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The nutrients also wash into the atoll’s lagoon, producing blooms of plankton that feed manta rays and other marine life. To save this palm-filled paradise, biologists must kill the trees 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z This reassessment was prompted when one of the area’s large resident female mantas suffered obvious propeller injuries: evenly spaced cuts that were deep and slightly curved. Ships Hit Smaller Sea Animals More Often than Researchers Thought 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z As New Jersey opens its beaches, the manta is ‘safety first’ Bowser says D.C. is ‘back on track’ for gradual reopening; Va. reports record number of new cases 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z Jessica Pate, whose study on the manta ray nursery was published this month in the journal Endangered Species Research, is also founder and lead scientist for the Florida Manta Project. Manta ray nursery discovered along southeast coast 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z This may have been because reef mantas have smaller dermal denticles and so there was less friction to keep the cups in place. Watch a manta ray courtship 'train'—the deepest ever filmed 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z But although the palms have flourished, the forests they dominate have far fewer birds and fewer manta rays foraging along their shores. To save this palm-filled paradise, biologists must kill the trees 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z This result prompted another look at images in their database and a reanalysis of manta scarring and healing. Ships Hit Smaller Sea Animals More Often than Researchers Thought 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z They drown a painting of sea life at the primary school, adding verisimilitude to the cartoonish renderings of grinning sharks and manta rays. Adapting to Rising Seas, Schools Move to the Rafters and Cats Swim 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z Marshall, Pate’s co-author, was the first person to earn a Ph.D. studying manta rays in 2008. Manta ray nursery discovered along southeast coast 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z Instead, they attached the device to the mantas’ jaw with a small dissolvable wire and plastic hook that would eventually pop off so the camera could be retrieved. Watch a manta ray courtship 'train'—the deepest ever filmed 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The group was watching whales and following fish and a manta ray, Maui police spokeswoman Lt. Hawaii man honored for fighting off shark, protecting group 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z In June 2018, scientists discovered a site off the Texas coast that they believe is the world’s first known manta ray nursery. One-of-a-kind pink manta ray spotted swimming off Great Barrier Reef 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z This French territory, in the heart of the Coral Sea, is home to over 9,300 marine species, including dugongs, manta rays and venomous sea snakes. Studying Sea Snakes? Time to Call the ‘Fantastic Grandmothers’ 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z Anyone who encounters a giant oceanic manta ray is encouraged to report it, with a photo if possible, to Florida@marinemegafauna.org or manta.ray@noaa.gov. Manta ray nursery discovered along southeast coast 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z I passed coral reefs and a shipwreck and swam with manta rays and singing humpback whales. Taking Virtual Reality for a Test Drive 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Whale shark numbers are tumbling, along with manta rays. Off Africa’s coast, a race to ‘save our ocean giants from extinction’ 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The archipelago, located in the Sulawesi Sea, is known as one of the world’s best diving spots, offering crystal-clear waters, manta rays, sea turtles and whale sharks. A Lake With Stingless Jellyfish and Hints of Hotter Seas 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z I’ve tracked forest elephants in Gabon, been swimming with giant mantas in the Maldives and walked through extraordinary landscapes high in the Andes. Damian Carrington on 10 years as the Guardian's environment editor 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z Calusa Horn, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s giant manta ray recovery coordinator in the Southeast region, said little is known about oceanic manta rays. Manta ray nursery discovered along southeast coast 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z Dr. Venables also hopes that by expanding their investigations globally, they may gain a better understanding of how different groups of manta rays are connected. The Mystery of the Melanistic Manta Rays 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Although many sharks are solitary creatures, their manta ray relatives are surprisingly social: They copy one another’s movements, play together, and will even curiously approach nearby humans. These manta rays form ‘friendships’ that last longer than a summer fling 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Freckles - so-named because of a unique pattern of freckles on her belly - is thought to be about 30 years old, making her a venerable old lady in manta ray years. Manta ray freed from hooks 'doing well' 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z In addition to the tubeworms, the seeps are home to a number of different species, "including black bellied rosefish, snipe eels, hammerhead sharks, manta rays and tuna," the researchers added in the statement. Bizarre deep-sea tubeworms discovered off North Carolina: Popped out 'like a jack in the box' 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Aside from a 1998 paper documenting the sighting of three manta rays in the Indian River Lagoon, Pate’s paper is the first study of manta rays in Florida, according to her research. Manta ray nursery discovered along southeast coast 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z Spanning up to 25 feet from wing to wing, manta rays look like U.F.O.'s from below. The Mystery of the Melanistic Manta Rays 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, manta rays glide through the same warm waters. What’s the future for Sri Lanka’s ‘lost’ population of whales? 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Boats are another big danger for manta rays in the area - most of the injuries the divers see are caused by boat propellers. Manta ray freed from hooks 'doing well' 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z Soon a large manta ray appeared from the darkness below, gently gliding toward our small craft before vanishing into the distance. Off the Seychelles, a dive into a never-seen landscape 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Later, when she returned and uploaded the images to her computer, she was surprised to learn it was “not a whale but a giant oceanic manta ray,” she said. Maryland photographer captures ‘rare’ image of huge manta ray breaching 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Of the hundreds of species of cartilaginous fish in the ocean, only two — the two known species of manta rays — exhibit this trait, and then only in some populations. The Mystery of the Melanistic Manta Rays 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z The manta ray feeds using a nifty non-clogging filtration system.Credit: Daily briefing: Why manta rays don't clear their throats 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z When Freckles the manta ray approached divers Jake Wilton and Monty Halls, they were shocked to see fishing hooks embedded under her right eye. Manta ray freed from hooks 'doing well' 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z Many Chinese marine parks feature whale sharks, belugas, dolphins and manta rays. Tidal wave of Chinese marine parks fuels murky cetacean trade 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Officials with the Maryland Coastal Bays Program confirmed to the Salisbury Daily Times that the creature was indeed a giant manta ray, not to be confused with the stingray. Maryland photographer captures ‘rare’ image of huge manta ray breaching 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Identifying when a humpback whale is pregnant, and a haven for young manta rays. Podcast: A DNA computer, the koala genome, and the issues facing LGBTQ+ researchers 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Like many ocean dwellers, manta rays filter their food from seawater. Daily briefing: Why manta rays don't clear their throats 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z When he dug through 25 years of carefully collected dive data from the site, his hunch was confirmed: This was a nursery ground for giant manta rays. Rare Manta Ray Nursery Discovered 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Manta Point is regularly frequented by numerous manta rays that visit the site to get cleaned of parasites by smaller fish, but the video shows just one lone manta in the background. 'Plastic, plastic, plastic': British diver films sea of rubbish off Bali 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Sandi Smith, an official with the Maryland Coastal Bays Program, told the newspaper spotting a manta ray is “rare.” Maryland photographer captures ‘rare’ image of huge manta ray breaching 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z The International Union for the Conservation of Nature recognises the giant manta ray as a vulnerable species, with a decreasing current population trend. Mirrors have revealed something new about manta rays – and it reflects badly on us 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Fishermen auction the morning’s catch of swordfish, tuna and manta rays. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are gobbling up Yemen 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Total population estimates are few and far between—especially for the mysterious giant manta ray. Rare Manta Ray Nursery Discovered 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z “Surprise, surprise, there weren’t many mantas there at the cleaning station today...” notes Horner, “They mostly decided not to bother.” 'Plastic, plastic, plastic': British diver films sea of rubbish off Bali 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Spinner dolphins, manta rays, humpback whales and nurse, lemon and tiger sharks share the waters with hawksbill and green turtles, and seabirds from some of the world’s largest colonies soar above. Debt for dolphins: Seychelles creates huge marine parks in world-first finance scheme 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z I have been fortunate enough to dive with mantas in the Philippines and Maldives. Mirrors have revealed something new about manta rays – and it reflects badly on us 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z However, Mr. Boseman is quick to point out that the right-wing “pull yourself up by the bootstraps” manta assumes that everyone — black and white — begins at the same starting line. Thurgood Marshall’s early life as lawyer portrayed by Chadwick Boseman in ‘Marshall’ 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Fishing is the primary threat to mantas, which are sought after for their gill plates, the soft, fine sieves through which they filter their food from seawater. Rare Manta Ray Nursery Discovered 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Each living manta ray is worth 57 times more to Mexico's economy through increased tourism than the money received by selling its body parts to Asia, Sala's team calculated. Largest Marine Protected Area in North America Created off Mexico 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The blooms, in turn, attract plankton, a favorite prey of manta rays. Scientists pan proposal to open pristine Pacific islands to fishing 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Giant mantas have the largest brain of all fish species, as described by Ari in 2011; they often form large feeding aggregations, suggesting complex social interactions and are often referred to as intelligent. Mirrors have revealed something new about manta rays – and it reflects badly on us 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Based on a hybrid between a whale shark and a manta ray, the mothership's hull would be 3D-printed and built from super-strong alloys and acrylics, with surfaces that can morph in shape. Royal Navy submarines of the future conceptualised - BBC News 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z They may also hunt dolphins and mantas for their own use. A Whaling Way of Life Under Threat 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z In rare drone footage captured off the coast of Oahu in Hawaii by Mark Merkley, the unique and graceful feeding behavior of the reef manta ray is captured in great detail. Why Are These Manta Rays Swimming in Circles? 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z He checked in at The Brando, a luxury resort that features "35 villas on white-sand beaches frequented by sea turtles, manta rays and exotic birds," according to the resort's website. All of President Obama's Post-White House Vacation Spots 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z In the Ari and D’Agostino study, due to the difficulties associated with marking a manta ray, observations were made instead in relation to mirror exposure only. Mirrors have revealed something new about manta rays – and it reflects badly on us 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z A bottlenose dolphin, six manta rays and two turtles were also killed, along with nine hammerhead sharks. Fisherman says great white shark jumping in his boat was 'just a mundane thing' 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z Nowadays, Lamalerans use motorboats to hunt dolphins, mantas and pilot whales, rather than traditional sailboats. A Whaling Way of Life Under Threat 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z The social groupings of manta rays are intriguing in part because they aren’t necessarily family groups. Why Are These Manta Rays Swimming in Circles? 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z One imagines a sequel built around lady power, manta ray attacks, perhaps a detective agency run by Steph, C.J. and Summer, or even a Hawaiian wedding. Don't hate them because they're beautiful: How 'Baywatch' owns its dumbness and rises from the surf 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Despite this, up to 1,000 giant mantas are thought to be harvested from specific locations every year for their meat and gill rakers, the latter being traded as Chinese medicine. Mirrors have revealed something new about manta rays – and it reflects badly on us 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z “This manta ‘science,’ I mean, who’s against the scientific method? Bill Nye’s March for Science role helps stir political activists 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z “Sharks and mantas are for whoever catches them. But whales are big. They’re for the entire community.” A Whaling Way of Life Under Threat 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Forsberg and colleagues began collaborating with fishermen, schools and communities and began pressing the government to ban all manta fishing. Saved: the endangered species back from the brink of extinction 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z Shipwrecks offer long-term sustainable tourism that likely exceeds revenue from manta ray tourism. Wartime shipwrecks are being illegally salvaged. Are we powerless to stop it? 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Scientists say the giant manta ray, known as a gentle leviathan, is in fact a "predator of the deep" preying on fish and other animals. 'Predator of the deep' or gentle giant? - BBC News 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Originally dubbed the Manta for its manta ray-like sole plate feature, Sillies originally focused his design on improving squareness of contact, highlighted by the alignment feature on the crown. Triton named winner of Wilson's "Driver vs. Driver" Golf Channel reality show - Golf Digest 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z One recent fad has been for manta ray gill raker plates — the thin filaments these majestic creatures use to filter food from seawater. TCM Is Powerless to Stop the Rare Animal Trade 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Harris, a former Army medic, gazed through a diving mask at a manta ray the size of a hang glider doing slow somersaults above shifting schools of silver fish. Scuba, Parrots, Yoga: Veterans Embrace Alternative Therapies for PTSD 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z As you descend into the depths of the ocean, you’ll encounter a variety of marine life — from colorful tropical fish to groups of manta rays — culminating with with a very perturbed shark. PlayStation VR: nine launch games for Sony’s new VR platform 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z The finding raises questions about the future of the giant manta ray, which is listed as a vulnerable species. 'Predator of the deep' or gentle giant? - BBC News 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Devil rays, which resemble their bigger cousins, manta rays, are targeted for their gill plates, which are sold in China for use in a health tonic. U.N. gathering rejects southern African bids to trade ivory, rhino horn 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z At the previous Cites meeting in Thailand in 2013, hammerhead, oceanic whitetip and porbeagle sharks were added to Appendix II as well as all species of manta rays. 'Indiana Jones' shark gains protection at Cites meeting - BBC News 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Harris, a former Army medic, gazed through a diving mask at a manta ray the size of a hang glider doing slow somersaults above shifting schools of silver fish. Veterans embrace alternative therapies for PTSD 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z One study found that a live manta ray is worth more than a million dollars during its lifetime, based on revenue generated from ecotourism. Hope Emerges for Whale Sharks, Despite New Endangered Status 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z The giant manta, the largest living ray, is found in tropical and temperate waters around the world. 'Predator of the deep' or gentle giant? - BBC News 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Fish, who helped design larger “manta bots” with silicone fins flapped by electronic-controlled rods and cables, calls the rays “a major leap forward in terms of robotics.” Robotic stingray powered by light-activated muscle cells 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The long-held belief by scientists that manta rays gracefully roam vast stretches of the open ocean may not be true. UCSD exposes the secret life of manta rays 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Paradoxically, that vulnerability may also bring benefits, by intensifying pressure on regional and local governments to conserve mantas on their own. Manta Rays Prefer Staycations Over Long Migrations On a dive off the coast of Nusa Lembongan, near Bali, he captured images of manta rays swimming through a sea of trash that had been washed out to sea by recent rains. 13 Artists Who Turned Ocean Trash Into Amazing Art 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Pods of whales and manta rays congregate near the shore. LARK GOULD: Eye on Hawaii: How to find paradise in the Pacific 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The team dragged a manta trawl, a nine-foot net with a large open mouth that resembled a manta ray. Study Investigates Proliferation of Plastic in Waterways Around New York 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z But fairly little is known about them because manta rays mostly live in remote areas of the open ocean near sea mounts and offshore islands. UCSD exposes the secret life of manta rays 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z In 2013, conservation groups, including the Manta Trust, worked with the local government of Raja Ampat, an archipelago in northeast Indonesia, to create Indonesia’s first shark and manta ray sanctuary. Manta Rays Prefer Staycations Over Long Migrations Suction cup cameras allow scientists to observe elusive manta behavior, which may help conservationists protect the threatened animals. Manta Rays Get Crittercams for First Time Ever A store clerk in China holds a manta ray gill. New Protections For World’s Largest Population of Giant Manta Rays As a result, overfishing has wreaked havoc on not only the world’s manta populations but also the $140 million tourism industry that depends on them. China Weighs Ban on Manta Ray Gills, Sold in Traditional Market as Modern Panacea 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Stewart and his collaborators placed satellite tags on manta rays off Mexico and in the Indo-Pacific. UCSD exposes the secret life of manta rays 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Oceanic manta rays travel long distances much less often than previously believed—with major implications for the species’ conservation. Manta Rays Prefer Staycations Over Long Migrations In areas where there is no dive tourism manta rays can be really skittish. Manta Rays Get Crittercams for First Time Ever Gills are used in traditional medicine and are prized as a culinary delicacy, as is manta ray meat. New Protections For World’s Largest Population of Giant Manta Rays The protections require certificates proving that the mantas have been caught and imported legally. China Weighs Ban on Manta Ray Gills, Sold in Traditional Market as Modern Panacea 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Scientists are concerned about the welfare of manta rays. UCSD exposes the secret life of manta rays 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z From above, the 150,000-square-foot aquarium building - inspired by the shape of a manta ray - would arch into wings to soar over the surrounding area. Florida editorial roundup 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z What challenges did you have to overcome to get cameras on wild mantas? Manta Rays Get Crittercams for First Time Ever Peru’s mirror those in neighboring Ecuador, which is important for the regional population because the mantas migrate between the waters of the two countries. New Protections For World’s Largest Population of Giant Manta Rays Indeed, the manta campaign has found some unlikely supporters among the Guangzhou gill vendors. China Weighs Ban on Manta Ray Gills, Sold in Traditional Market as Modern Panacea 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z “Our research shows that manta rays stay in comparatively small areas,” said Joshua Stewart, a doctoral student in marine biology at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. UCSD exposes the secret life of manta rays 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z It’s also a habitat for endangered marine life like turtles and giant manta rays, and is in the path of migrating humpback whales. Australia Approves Expansion of Barrier Reef Coal Terminal 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z We didn't think suction cups would work because manta ray skin is really rough like sand paper. Manta Rays Get Crittercams for First Time Ever With Indonesia, and now Peru, committing to protecting this species, two of the largest manta fisheries in the world are closed. New Protections For World’s Largest Population of Giant Manta Rays Then there are the plastic sacks stuffed with manta ray gill plates: feathery filaments of cartilage that the rays — majestic cousins of the shark — use to filter plankton from seawater as they swim. China Weighs Ban on Manta Ray Gills, Sold in Traditional Market as Modern Panacea 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z It is also a habitat for turtles and giant manta rays and is in the path of migrating humpback whales. Australia approves dredging for coal port near Barrier Reef 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z I saw a manta ray jumping in the air yesterday. How Bermuda Landed the America's Cup 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Why do you think people are so intrigued by mantas? Manta Rays Get Crittercams for First Time Ever There’s no scientific evidence that manta potions are effective in any of these instances. New Protections For World’s Largest Population of Giant Manta Rays That same year, manta rays were given enhanced protections under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or Cites. China Weighs Ban on Manta Ray Gills, Sold in Traditional Market as Modern Panacea 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Newcomers Slaves court a gigantic audience bulging out of the tent with their comic bovver-punk and stage-diving mates in manta ray costumes. Glastonbury 2015 live: Burt Bacharach, Sleaford Mods, Adele and the build up to Kanye West 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z Abzû simulates tens of thousands of fish and other ocean wildlife; in a 15-minute demo, I saw more than 20 species represented, including dolphins, goliath groupers, manta rays, and a great white shark. Abzû is a gorgeous underwater meditation — and a perfect antidote to E3 mayhem 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z A big threat to mantas is bycatch, when they are caught accidentally by fishermen. Manta Rays Get Crittercams for First Time Ever Peru is home to the world's largest known population of giant manta rays. New Protections For World’s Largest Population of Giant Manta Rays The Li Sheng Ji Fins, Fish Maw and Seafood Shop in Guangzhou also sells manta ray gills on the e-commerce site Taobao. China Weighs Ban on Manta Ray Gills, Sold in Traditional Market as Modern Panacea 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Newcomers Slaves court a gigantic audience bulging out of the tent with their comic bovver-punk and stage-diving mates in manta ray costumes. Glastonbury 2015 live: Burt Bacharach, Sleaford Mods, Adele and the build up to Kanye West 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z There was a time, for example, when manta rays were tossed back, dead or alive, when they were accidentally trapped in fishermen’s nets in places like Sri Lanka. Trying to Save the Oceans, One Small Grant at a Time 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z We needed to find manta rays that are around consistently and are friendly enough so you can swim up to them. Manta Rays Get Crittercams for First Time Ever With its new regulations, Peru joins 12 other countries with varying degrees of manta ray protections. New Protections For World’s Largest Population of Giant Manta Rays “In China, manta ray is not listed as the first, second or third level of endangered species,“ he said. China Weighs Ban on Manta Ray Gills, Sold in Traditional Market as Modern Panacea 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z But Lamalerans also catch manta rays and other large fish beyond subsistence levels - some of which they sell for cash. Hunting whales with rowing boats and spears - BBC News 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z Coral, turtles, manta rays and brightly-coloured fish thrive. Judgment day 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z People love mantas because they are the only really big megafauna that you can have close personal interactions with. Manta Rays Get Crittercams for First Time Ever According to WildAid, an NGO that aims to stop illegal trade in wildlife, the manta gill plate trade amounts to $30 million a year, 99 percent of it accounted for by one Chinese province: Guangzhou. New Protections For World’s Largest Population of Giant Manta Rays But a rapid decline in the world’s manta populations means that the gills may soon be going off the market. China Weighs Ban on Manta Ray Gills, Sold in Traditional Market as Modern Panacea 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Lotte proved herself not only to be skilled but completely fearless, diving among sharks and manta rays clothed only in a swimming costume. Been and Gone: The woman who swam with sharks, and the man who booked the Beatles 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z The Hawaii Association for Marine Education and Research says the manta rays are injured when they get caught in fishing lines. 10 percent of manta rays off Maui beach have fin injuries 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Once there, the submarine's pilot would "fly" along the surface of the ocean floor like a dolphin or manta ray for nearly six miles. Richard Branson's wildly ambitious plan to explore the world's deepest oceans is put on ice 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z Related Content It’s not unusual for manta rays to get tangled in nets or fishing lines. New Protections For World’s Largest Population of Giant Manta Rays Advertisement Advocates say the manta campaign has one other advantage over previous efforts to stem the trade in endangered species: Ray gills have never been officially recognized as traditional Chinese medicine. China Weighs Ban on Manta Ray Gills, Sold in Traditional Market as Modern Panacea 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z The Futura’s main stylist, Bill Schmidt, later explained that he modeled the car’s louche, aggressive fins on those of the mako sharks and manta rays he had seen while scuba-diving in the Bahamas. The Batmobile: The Concept Car That Became a Star 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z The oceanic and reef manta rays are both listed as vulnerable on an international list of threatened species. In Indonesia, Police Stop Sale of Endangered Manta Rays 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z It said the expanded monument would broaden protection for wide-ranging marine species such as whales, sea turtles and manta ray, as well as the millions of birds that nest on the atolls. Barack Obama to create world's largest ocean reserve in the Pacific 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z The manta company executives made in public was they made good partners, and the partnership was effective without M&A. How Serious Are AT&T And DirecTV's M&A Discussions? 2014-05-09T13:40:00Z “I’ve read many pharmacopoeia, and none of them record the medical function of manta ray gills,” said Li Junde, a traditional medicine researcher at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing. China Weighs Ban on Manta Ray Gills, Sold in Traditional Market as Modern Panacea 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z The ‘manta’ is a key part of the uniform, usually held fast with a brooch. The rise of the 'cholitas' 2014-02-20T00:04:55Z And in August, two additional arrests stopped the illegal sale of 110 pounds of manta ray gill plates and 28 pounds of marine turtle meat. In Indonesia, Police Stop Sale of Endangered Manta Rays 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z This summer in Hawaii I dove with the manta rays and cliff-jumped. Five questions with Enumclaw gymnast Olivia Bannerot 2014-01-12T01:09:41Z Wild Me is designed to build closer ties between people and animals — initially whale sharks, polar bears and manta rays but eventually many species, often vulnerable or endangered ones. You can now ‘friend’ an animal on Facebook and help science while you’re at it 2013-12-23T13:50:00Z Behind the birds, celebrators danced and sang, including women in traditional knee-length skirts, felt hats and colorful blankets called mantas that serve as backpacks. Pitting Heaven and Earth in a Fierce Andean Rite 2013-08-10T22:39:46Z They will also officially uphold the adoption of earlier proposals to limit trade of freshwater turtles, as well as sharks and manta rays, O’Criodain said. Vietnam and Mozambique are urged to do more to stop illegal rhino trade 2013-03-12T23:31:32Z Trafficking manta rays now carries a maximum fine of $25,000 in Indonesia. In Indonesia, Police Stop Sale of Endangered Manta Rays 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Although vessels catch sharks worldwide, India and Sri Lanka host the biggest manta ray fisheries. Sharks, rays win new trade protections 2013-03-11T22:29:19Z “Hammerheads and manta rays in particular are very iconic ,” Shiffman says. 5 Shark Species May Gain Protection Boost from New Findings 2013-03-06T15:45:06.393Z Staff from Hull-based aquarium The Deep and exploration organisation Equipe Cousteau spent four weeks installing acoustic monitors and tagging giant manta rays in the Red Sea. In Pictures: Monitoring manta rays 2013-01-24T02:12:07Z The end for elephants, rhinos, manta rays, pigs... Eight ways China is changing your world 2012-10-15T01:38:35Z Reef and oceanic manta rays are two newly protected species under Indonesian law. In Indonesia, Police Stop Sale of Endangered Manta Rays 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z The other test may be that Londoners, experiencing the smoothest, quietest running of the transport system for some time may ignore TfL's manta to get ahead of the Games. Olympics travel: commuters urged to continue avoiding London hotpots 2012-07-30T11:22:37Z Eight months before this baby manta burst forth from her mama's belly, she showed scientists how she breathes. A Peek Inside the Manta Ray Womb 2012-06-06T00:30:00Z The team fitted combinations of tags to 22 giant manta rays. In Pictures: Monitoring manta rays 2013-01-24T02:12:07Z What Dr. Young, Dr. McCauley and several other Stanford researchers found in the new study is how giant manta rays fit into the system. Side Effects: The Ray and the Coconut: Tracing Life on Palmyra Atoll 2012-05-18T16:46:22Z Indonesian authorities announced on Tuesday four separate arrests in connection with the attempted trafficking of more than 1,400 pounds of threatened manta rays. In Indonesia, Police Stop Sale of Endangered Manta Rays 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z They sat quietly, smoking and sipping coffee, as familiar strains of Jimi Hendrix drifted softly from the stereo and giant manta rays cavorted in a nature video on a big-screen television. Dutch Law Would Stop Sale of Marijuana to Tourists 2012-04-03T02:46:35Z In November 2008, a female manta ray got stuck in a fishing net off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. A Peek Inside the Manta Ray Womb 2012-06-06T00:30:00Z Now there's as handsome a piece of trumpery as one often sees," tying a delicate crimson silk manta about him—"as I'm a sinner I'll carry that home to Nell Gray!—Ha! The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z “We were actually tracking the movements of manta rays.” Side Effects: The Ray and the Coconut: Tracing Life on Palmyra Atoll 2012-05-18T16:46:22Z But a growing tourism business based on manta watching may help keep illegal wildlife trading down. In Indonesia, Police Stop Sale of Endangered Manta Rays 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Used under Creative Commons license Tags: manta ray, mobula, overfishing, rays, shark, shark finning, sharks, traditional asian medicine, traditional medicine Previous: Disease-Carrying Virile American Crayfish Invade U.K. Manta Rays Endangered by Sudden Demand from Chinese Medicine 2012-01-18T13:15:02.633Z Now, by using an ultrasound machine to take a close look at her unborn offspring, the researchers have figured out how manta ray embryos get oxygen without a mammal's life-support equipment. A Peek Inside the Manta Ray Womb 2012-06-06T00:30:00Z A female manta ray will produce between 10 to 16 pups at best during her lifetime, far fewer than great white sharks, for example, which can produce that many in a single litter. Green Blog: Voracious Demand Threatens Manta and Mobula Rays 2012-01-16T16:59:00Z It is also the site of a linked chain of birds, trees, soil, plankton and manta rays so nicely forged that it deserves its own song. Side Effects: The Ray and the Coconut: Tracing Life on Palmyra Atoll 2012-05-18T16:46:22Z A fish trader named Wrm, who like many Indonesians used only one name, was arrested last week in West Java for attempting to sell a 132-pound manta ray. In Indonesia, Police Stop Sale of Endangered Manta Rays 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z “If action is not taken quickly, manta and mobula rays will likely face regional extinctions because of unregulated fisheries,” stated Michael Skoletsky, executive director of Shark Savers. Manta Rays Endangered by Sudden Demand from Chinese Medicine 2012-01-18T13:15:02.633Z Like many sharks and rays, manta rays give birth to live young, but they don't have an umbilical cord or a placenta to deliver oxygen. A Peek Inside the Manta Ray Womb 2012-06-06T00:30:00Z And because of the extreme vulnerability of the manta and mobula rays, the race to save them is “an entire factor worse” than the race to save sharks, Mr. Heinrichs said. Green Blog: Voracious Demand Threatens Manta and Mobula Rays 2012-01-16T16:59:00Z Where palms were dense, the manta rays were not. Side Effects: The Ray and the Coconut: Tracing Life on Palmyra Atoll 2012-05-18T16:46:22Z Howard and I stayed near the rocks, sheltered from the current, while this procession of large animals passed before us — more hammerheads, then the manta ray again, then an eagle ray, then more Galapagos sharks. Green Blog: A Parade of Sharks, Dazzling Yet Diminished 2011-12-28T13:36:25Z Otherwise the naked stone-paved room was absolutely innocent of either furniture or food; yet we were happy enough, as, rolled in our mantas, we lay down to sleep on those long pokes. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Eight months later, the manta ray gave birth to a healthy female, 2 meters from wingtip to wingtip and weighing 50 kilograms. A Peek Inside the Manta Ray Womb 2012-06-06T00:30:00Z A few years ago, something surprising began turning up in Asia’s fish markets: the gill rakers of manta and mobula rays. Green Blog: Voracious Demand Threatens Manta and Mobula Rays 2012-01-16T16:59:00Z Nick Dulvy, co-chairman of the convention’s shark specialist group and a professor of marine biodiversity at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, said that the financial incentive to harvest the mantas was overwhelming. Green Blog: Hope for the Giant Manta Ray 2011-12-02T12:22:34Z A huge manta ray hangs in the current, allowing its planktonic food to flow into its mouth. Green Blog: A Parade of Sharks, Dazzling Yet Diminished 2011-12-28T13:36:25Z If they’re not going by the ol’ defense wins championships manta any more, then why not do more to equip the offense? Biggs: 10 thoughts on Bears' loss to Lions 2011-10-11T14:22:00Z Later, Taketeru Tomita, a fish biologist at Hokkaido University Museum, examined the video from that ultrasound and several preserved manta ray embryos to figure out just how the baby was getting oxygen into its mouth. A Peek Inside the Manta Ray Womb 2012-06-06T00:30:00Z And while great whites are protected under international conventions, manta and mobula rays are not, largely because the fishing pressures described in the new report are little understood by conservationists and the general public. Green Blog: Voracious Demand Threatens Manta and Mobula Rays 2012-01-16T16:59:00Z But mantas are migratory species, roaming across the open ocean, so international cooperation will be essential to making a lasting difference. Green Blog: Hope for the Giant Manta Ray 2011-12-02T12:22:34Z When seen on the streets, the ladies generally wear the black "manta" drawn close about the head and shoulders and partially covering the face. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The show includes explaining cultural diversity, robots that mimic manta rays, your Letters to Science, and more. [Podcast] Science Podcast 2011-05-26T18:26:37.247Z Tomita's ideas on manta ray breathing were based on adults, which generally run water over their gills by swimming with their mouths agape. A Peek Inside the Manta Ray Womb 2012-06-06T00:30:00Z With manta and mobula rays, “we simply don’t have the time to go through years of raising public awareness before action is taken,” Mr. Heinrichs said. Green Blog: Voracious Demand Threatens Manta and Mobula Rays 2012-01-16T16:59:00Z A giant manta ray near a remote atoll in the Maldives in August. Green Blog: Hope for the Giant Manta Ray 2011-12-02T12:22:34Z The women of the more common class wear the national "manta," and the men the "poncha." Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The trawl looks like a manta ray and collects samples from the surface of the ocean through a fine mesh net attached to the trawl’s metal "mouth." The South Pacific Islands Survey--South Pacific Floatsam 2011-05-14T01:45:05.257Z "I was very surprised that the manta ray baby actively pumped the liquid," he says. A Peek Inside the Manta Ray Womb 2012-06-06T00:30:00Z In these Moki towns they weave the dark blue or black woolen mantas, or dresses, which are worn by women in all the other pueblos. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z Conservation efforts will probably start with the protection of local coastal habitats where mantas congregate and nurture their young. Green Blog: Hope for the Giant Manta Ray 2011-12-02T12:22:34Z On returning to the house, I found the two travelling merchants enjoying profound slumber on various mantas, or mule-cloths, stretched on the floor. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z But when it swims near a solid surface, like a manta ray skimming the seafloor, something different happens: It veers to the right—clockwise when viewed from above. Like NASCAR Drivers, Microbes Forced to Circle Forever to the Left 2011-01-25T23:25:54Z The garment which had attracted the attention of Jack was the manta or poncho made of white linen, which has the quality of repelling the heat of the sun on a warm day. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z These manta rays were spotted in the Maldives. Hidden underwater life! 2010-12-21T15:28:18Z There were mantas twice your size on the Ras.” Téa Obreht: “Blue Water Djinn.” 2010-07-26T04:00:00Z "It was only after these fish vanished from the ecosystem that mammals and cartilaginous fish such as manta rays, basking sharks, whale sharks began to adapt to that ecological role." Giant fish swam prehistoric seas 2010-02-18T19:12:00Z It would seem as though it might interfere with the free use of their arms, but it does not, and at the subsequent cattle sports many of the participants never took off their mantas. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open But the effect of this linen manta worn by these street fighters was even better than that of the woolen cobija of the vaqueros. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z Back to the manta!" cried the general, hastily; "for these dogs are armed, and the men of the turret have no aid!—Hark! hear ye not the howls? Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico They went ashore for water, and were about returning, when some fifty Indians came toward them, dressed in good mantas of cotton, and invited them to their town. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. There is no resisting the large, brilliant, languishing eye—laughing with all its might—nor the round, white arm, that so pertinaciously keeps the jealous folds of the manta over the face. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia Almost all the men wore the light manta, less heavy than the serapi, but like it in shape, the head of the rider being thrust through a hole in the middle. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open These mantas worn by this twain were fancifully embroidered, and showed that they were expensive garments. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z In the B. N. MS., on the mantas worn at their respective festivals, the day sun is depicted in a somewhat fanciful manner, in blue and red on a white field. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The officers wore shoulder straps of green or yellow, and some of the men had old military caps, high and black, with manta flaps protecting the neck. The Missourian Except on feast days, or in carnival, the dress is now rarely worn; but in former years no woman appeared in street or mass without the saya y manta. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia The mantas were not only picturesque, but gave the company a look of diversified and gaudy brilliancy, for they were of all possible colors, green, red, brown, and blue, solid and patterned. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open They weave the mantas that are used here, which is the proper employment of women, and all their conversation is with women. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century He jerked the knife from the dead body, wiped it on her manta, and turned to tie a handkerchief over the cheek of the wounded horseman. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Their scanty, ragged and stained cotton manta flapped loosely over their skin, which was scaly and as tough as old leather. The Missourian On these occasions, also, the stone benches on either side the promenade are thronged with sayas y mantas—the most bewitching satin envelope that ever woman, be she youthful or aged, was ever wrapped in. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia August 14 To pay for a quantity of mantas taken from said magazines. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXVI, 1636 In Ilocos they present thick mantas of cotton, which are called ilocanas, of which are made the sails for the ships and boats, both of his Majesty and of private persons. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century She showed him a few grains of parched corn tied up in the corner of her manta. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine With a nod of thanks Driscoll turned curiously to the loaded shelves, and gazed at the bolts of manta, calico, and red flannel. The Missourian These events must have occurred subsequent to his death, and, while they were in the act of occurrence, Naraguana was sleeping his last sleep under his plumed manta upon that elevated platform. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco They are muffled beyond the possibility of recognition—the richer in their silken shawls and mantas, the poorer in their slate-coloured rebosos; under the folds of which each carries a little bound volume—the “misa.” The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico "The devil ray, or manta as it is often called, will give you a run for your money," said Colin, "and after all we can cut the line." The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries The manta of Elena could cover her, and if she could walk with a water jar to the far well as any Indian woman would walk, and a horse hid in the willows there–––! The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine A slash, and the manta peeled back against the wall of the cell. Rebel Spurs One of these resplendent in a feather-embroidered manta, Kaolin recognises as his rival Aguara; while the gaucho identifies the other as his oldest, deadliest, and most dangerous enemy, Valdez, the vaqueano. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco A moment later and two hands became uncovered—one a little brown-skinned paw from under the reboso—the other, a delicate arrangement of white and jewelled fingers, from the manta. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico The manta in which she was wrapped stifled her, and the weight of her own hair under the wig and sombrero made her head ache and throb violently. The Hippodrome Then he pointed to the beautifully worked manta, “Did she squander wealth of hers on that?” The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine The mules and donkeys which come in from the country are generally very picturesque, with a network of crimson silk tassels over their heads, and a bright-coloured manta thrown across their sleek, glossy backs. Spanish Life in Town and Country If so, you shall have all I can give you; my armlets, neck ornaments, mantas, hamacas, everything. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Her eye became fixed upon one that was covered with a manta. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico In the dim circle of light cast by the smoky lamp there was only a truss of hay disordered as if someone had lain upon it, and the manta, and other things belonging to Arithelli. The Hippodrome The new manta was of yellow wool and cotton, bordered with dull green and little squares of flaming scarlet woven in it by patient Indian hands of the far south coast. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine When both sides have been heard, the old men put their heads together under a cloak or manta, and agree upon their judgment. Spanish Life in Town and Country The feathered manta of the young chief, with its bright gaudy sheen, has caught her eye, and she knows whose shoulders it should be covering. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Famous, too, are the mantas, or women's dresses, of black wool, made in long rectangular pieces. In Indian Mexico (1908) The wide sombrero, tilted backwards, made a picturesque framing to her oval face, and the manta or heavy cloak, worn by all Spaniards at night, hung, loosely draped over her left shoulder. The Hippodrome “Oh yes, I had forgotten that,” declared Kit in some wonder at this information, “but mantas like that do not grow on trees in Sonora.” The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine The best of these mantas are elaborately trimmed at both ends with a deep interlacing fringe, ending in a close row of balls, and have a thick ornamental cord sewn over the joining. Spanish Life in Town and Country The kyacks were lined up and the mantas spread over them, the animals led away for feed and water. The Covered Wagon These Mitla mantas are widely sold to Zapotecs, in all the district around, and form the characteristic women's dress. In Indian Mexico (1908) We may sum up the statistics of the Mexican cotton-manufacture in a rough way thus,—taking merely into question the coarse cotton cloth called manta, and used principally by the Indians. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Then her hand went under her manta and drew out the curved knife. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine We were even forced to abandon our mantas or turrets, which the enemy had demolished. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time She talked about horses and barracuda and manta rays. Joe Burke's Last Stand His mind saw visions of deep lagoons populated with swarms of fish, great manta rays, swimming amidst brilliantly colored coral reefs. The Tarn of Eternity The daughter, in rough threadbare clothing, and her white haggard face half hidden by a coarse manta, stood leaning against the lintel of the door. Gaspar Ruiz Tula had recovered her belt, and fastened it under the manta she wore. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine On the ensuing morning at day-break, having first recommended ourselves to GOD, we sallied out from our quarters with the turrets, such as I have seen in other places, and called mantas or burros. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time When Lovena said 'manta' or 'barracuda,' the words weren't just names; they were respectful. Joe Burke's Last Stand The common Spaniard spreads out his manta, or mule-cloth, or wraps himself in his cloak, and lies on the ground, with his saddle for a pillow. The Crayon Papers Upon this Pero Ruyz de Alarcon put himself at their head, and, seizing their mantas or portable bulwarks, and their other defences, they made a gallant assault and fought their way in at the breach. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada That manta must have been garb of some king’s daughter, and no common maid. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine All the time we were passing huasos in their mantas astride their horses—hundreds of them. Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' I guess there's one time of year when mantas come into shallow water to mate or lay eggs or something. Joe Burke's Last Stand A Spanish manta was thrown over her head and shoulders, as if she had dressed hastily, and had run out to intercept him while he was still in the stable. Susy, a story of the Plains The daughter, in rough threadbare clothing, and her white haggard face half hidden by a coarse manta, stood leaning against the side of the door. A Set of Six So Doña Dolores walked down to the drive with that manta over her arm, also a belt in her hand,––a belt of gold, señor, see!” The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine And the leperos, flinging about the corners of their dirty white mantas, yelled their approbation. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard Inside the house there were bare white walls, ceilings covered with manta, and sagging, as they always do; small windows set in deep embrasures, and adobe floors. Vanished Arizona Even a gorgeous and strange manta she now wore was pressed to the lips of women who were soon to see their children or their desolate mothers. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine A middle-aged lady dressed in black silk, but with a coarse manta over her head and a rough branch for a stick in her hand, staggered against the front wheel. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard “It is not the first time Tula has ruled an outfit, and it is not the manta!” The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine |
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