They have long thin tails. Even though they are gigantic in size, they can be very acrobatic and graceful. They can even leap 15 feet out of the water. They are very gentle and shy and the only way they can harm humans is to get accidentally tangled on a diver's air tube. Divers like to get pictures of Mantas and have learned where to find them and how to get good pictures of them.
Mantas are black with a White underside.
On both sides of a manta's mouth are cephalic fins. It lives all over the world in warm tropical seas and spends most of its time in the open ocean. They go to shallow channels for cleaning. Most Mantas are seen alone or in small groups but larger groups of Mantas gather to feed and get cleaned. There are three very good places to observe Mantas.