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a flying carpet that does math, recognizes faces, and never asks for anything.
means A manta is a large flat-bodied ray that swims by flapping wide wing-like fins, gliding through the ocean like a living sheet.
from From Spanish manta, meaning 'blanket' or 'cloak' — itself from manto, 'mantle,' which traces back to Latin mantum. Spanish sailors looked at the broad, flat, gliding fish and saw a blanket adrift in the sea, so the name stuck.
- brain size
- largest brain of any fish, relative to body
- mirror test
- may recognize itself, a rare animal feat
- wingspan
- stretches up to 29 feet across
- spa days
- visits cleaning stations like regular appointments
- no sting
- unlike rays, manta tails carry no venom
for instance
manta ray — largest living ray species, up to 23 feet wingspan, found in tropical oceans worldwide
operation manta — us coast guard anti-drug operation launched in 1981 in the caribbean