Sketch of the Day: Manta Ray
Majestic swimmers, these carilagenous fishes of the Myliobaties family. Was surprised to see the rays are vulnerable to poaching. Their gill rackers - and no other parts - are used in Chinese medicine. There are beaches full of young manta rays bodies with their gills removed.
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