Devil Rays: Dynamic Dancers

Devil Rays: Dynamic Dancers — page 1 — THE devil ray The world is full of awesome powerful animals Devil rays dev-ihl RAYS are amazing dancing fish Their uncommon body shapes allow them to be graceful swimmers Despite their names devil rays are not mean In fact they are very gentle 4

Devil Rays: Dynamic Dancers — page 2 — DID YOU KNOW Some people confuse devil rays and manta rays However the two look different While feeding devil rays can dive more than one mile 2 km deep And they can stay underwater for up to 90 minutes

Devil Rays: Dynamic Dancers — page 3 — BOLD BODIES Devil rays have amazing bodies They do not have bones Instead their bodies are made of cartilage Devil rays bodies are flat And they are wider than they are long A devil ray’s mouth extends across the front of its head And it has two fins on either side of its mouth called cephalic fins DID YOU KNOW Devil rays can be reddish to olive brown in color But they can also be bluish-gray or completely black 6

Devil Rays: Dynamic Dancers — page 4 — Eyes Mouth Cephalic Fins Tail Pectoral Fins

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