history: I once swam with manta rays. They are beautiful creatures.
knowledge: Mantas are found in warm temperate, subtropical and tropical waters.
response: Aw, that's nice. They're found in subtropical and tropical waters. Is that where you swam with them?
history: I once swam with manta rays. They are beautiful creatures.
Aw, that's nice. They're found in subtropical and tropical waters. Is that where you swam with them?
Yep. What do manta rays eat?
knowledge: They are filter feeders and eat large quantities of zooplankton, which they swallow with their open mouths as they swim.
response: They are actually filter feeders, so they feed on zooplankton.
history: I once swam with manta rays. They are beautiful creatures.
Aw, that's nice. They're found in subtropical and tropical waters. Is that where you swam with them?
Yep. What do manta rays eat?
They are actually filter feeders, so they feed on zooplankton.
Are manta rays at risk of being endangered?
knowledge: They are protected in international waters by the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals, but are more vulnerable closer to shore.
response: I'm not sure if they are at risk, but they are definitely protected by the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals.
history: I once swam with manta rays. They are beautiful creatures.
Aw, that's nice. They're found in subtropical and tropical waters. Is that where you swam with them?
Yep. What do manta rays eat?
They are actually filter feeders, so they feed on zooplankton.
Are manta rays at risk of being endangered?
I'm not sure if they are at risk, but they are definitely protected by the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals.
That's good to know. How do they reproduce?
knowledge: Gestation lasts over a year and mantas give birth to live pups.
response: The manta ray's gestation period lasts for more than a year. Also, they are livebearers.
history: I once swam with manta rays. They are beautiful creatures.
Aw, that's nice. They're found in subtropical and tropical waters. Is that where you swam with them?
Yep. What do manta rays eat?
They are actually filter feeders, so they feed on zooplankton.
Are manta rays at risk of being endangered?
I'm not sure if they are at risk, but they are definitely protected by the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals.
That's good to know. How do they reproduce?
The manta ray's gestation period lasts for more than a year. Also, they are livebearers.
Wow, so that may make the treat of being endangered worse. What does ''manta'' mean?
knowledge: Manta rays are large rays belonging to the genus ''Manta''.
response: Hmmm, I'm not sure if it has any specific meaning, but ''Manta'' is a genus.