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New study reveals fish are 'hitchhiking' in manta ray 'buttholes'
The ocean’s so-called little hitchhikers may not always be just along for the ride.
Scientists suspect that the behavior could harm the manta rays, suggesting a complex relationship between remoras and their hosts that can sometimes be parasitic ...
A study found remoras, known as suckerfish, were using a less-than-comfortable place to hitch a ride: the rear ends of manta rays.
The move comes after a video of a fishing boat off the Panhandle hauling aboard an exhausted manta ray went viral.
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New footage shows remoras invading manta rays
Nature can be many things: beautiful, strange, ever-changing, and downright bizarre. In the marine world, many species ...
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