Manta Rays Enjoy Nighttime 'Buffet' Off Hawaiian Coast

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22 March 2024 at 9:38 am

Dazzling drone footage captured off the coast of Kona, Hawaii, shows a group of snorkelers getting an intimate view of mantra rays feeding at night.

Video recorded by Michael Holzworth shows the manta rays swimming underneath a silhouetted group of snorkelers who stay afloat by holding onto buoyant objects like surfboards.

Holzworth explained to Storyful that the lights attached to the bottom of the surfboards attract plankton, which are the main source of a manta ray’s diet, drawing the creatures to the surface.

“[Once I] turn on the lights it’s Manta Ray buffet time,” Holzworth said. Credit: Michael Holzwarth via Storyful

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