Manta rays are my favorite animal! Particularly the giant oceanic manta rays, though the reef mantas are also cool.



You can tell this one is an oceanic manta because of the distintive T-shaped chevrons on its back! The reef mantas have more of a Y-shape, like this:




Did you know...


Giant oceanic manta rays have the largest brains of any fish and pass the mirror test for sentience! They've been seen to waggle their cephalic lobes at the mirror, which researchers say is akin to them making faces at themselves in the mirror! TT____TT