Stingrays swim over rippled sands in this award-winning image from photographer Gregory Sherman. Above this peaceful vista, waves break and a dramatic skyscape looms. It’s the regular back-and-forth of the Keep reading
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Stingray Eyes
With their flexible, flattened shape, rays are some of the most efficient swimmers in the ocean. But, at first glance, it seems as if their protruding eyes and mouth would Keep reading
Hiding in the Sand
Flounders, stingrays, and other flat, bottom-dwelling fish often hide under sand for protection. These fish move by oscillating their fins or the edge of their bodies. They use a similar Keep reading
Stingray Wakes
This numerical simulation shows a swimming stingray and the vorticity generated by its motion. Stingrays are undulatory swimmers, meaning that the wavelength of their motion is much shorter than their Keep reading