z*****8
发帖数: 2546 | 1 Experience Of A Lifetime: Amazing Giant Mantas Glide & Somersault Within
Inches
This was an incredible encounter with the Kona Manta Rays at the Keahole Bay
(near the Kona Airport), on the Big Island of Hawaii, one of the very few
locations you can swim with manta rays. The Kona Coast is the best place
to spot manta rays in Hawaii, and the manta ray night swimming is unlike
anything you will find on any other island. At night, spotlights are used to
attract plankton which in turn attracts the mantas that feed off the
plankton. Our tour took off an hour or so before sunset from Honokohau
Harbor just north of Kailua-Kona. As night fell, with the help of these
lights and attracted by the plankton in the water, we were treated to an
amazing show as giant mantas glide and somersault in mesmerizing patterns.
The mantas swam within inches of us, always managing to avoid contact at the
last second. Getting this close to these ethereal mantas is truly an
unforgettable experience.
Much like a fingerprint is unique to each human, manta rays have
distinguishing black and white markings on their underside that are used to
identify them. These gentle giants can grow up to 20 feet in length and
weigh up to 3000 pound; their giant mouths are very intimidating, but these
extraordinary sea creatures have no teeth and no tail stingers, making this
the safest large animal encounter in the world.
This video is shot from a Gopro Hero3+ in the highest 4K setting. | z*****8
发帖数: 2546 | | j****7
发帖数: 3032 | 3 我在那里参加个过night manta ray snorkerling tour, manta ray 巨大无比， 近距
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| z*****8
发帖数: 2546 | 4 also according to this:
http://www.mantarayshawaii.com/locationhistory.html
"The Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii is the only place in the world
where you can experience the Manta Rays with high probability of sightings.
This is the result of conditioning the Manta Rays in Kona over a period of
years to associate light with plankton." |
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