Summary Unbelievably rays are related to sharks. They both have a skeleton made of cartilage, but as they evolved they developed flat disk-like bodies that 'fly' through the water rather than swim. Many rays have learnt to bury themselves in the sand for protection and to ambush their prey. Most of them have mouths on the underside of their flat bodies to dig into the sand and catch buried prey. Others fly perpetually through the water in search of food. We compare the different species and show the rarest and a newly discovered one.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Peter Lamberti Stef Muller
Genres : Family Documentary
Release date : Dec 31, 1998
Countries of origin : South Africa
Official sites : Aquavision TV Productions
Language : English
Production companies : Aquavision TV Productions Off The Fence
Summary Unbelievably rays are related to sharks. They both have a skeleton made of cartilage, but as they evolved they developed flat disk-like bodies that 'fly' through the water rather than swim. Many rays have learnt to bury themselves in the sand for protection and to ambush their prey. Most of them have mouths on the underside of their flat bodies to dig into the sand and catch buried prey. Others fly perpetually through the water in search of food. We compare the different species and show the rarest and a newly discovered one.
Genres : Family Documentary
Release date : Dec 31, 1998
Countries of origin : South Africa
Official sites : Aquavision TV Productions
Language : English
Production companies : Aquavision TV Productions Off The Fence
