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Giant mantas have the largest brain of all fish species, as described by Ari in 2011; they often form large feeding aggregations, suggesting complex social interactions and are often referred to as intelligent.

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2018

Coral and colorful, small fish are almost always around, but mantas, hammerhead sharks and turtles are in shorter supply.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2016

The protections require certificates proving that the mantas have been caught and imported legally.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2016

There were mantas twice your size on the Ras.”

From The New Yorker • Jul. 26, 2010

The women who were already in mourning for my uncle Lucas took this opportunity to place their mantas over their faces and to scurry to their homes before the hellish storm raised its head again.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya