I looked to the left and saw a group of four more swimming directly towards the group. I let them pass the dive group before I began my pursuit again. Once more, I managed to expend myself to exhaustion, and my nine more exposures of film. Of all the shots however, the best of which are represented below, which don't begin to represent the awesome gracefulness and pure beauty of these creatures. The spotted eagle ray has a poisonous spine on its tail and incredibly powerful jaws to crush oysters, clams, and numerous crustaceans.
Divers report large schools during breeding season.
This ray is an active swimmer and often leaps into the air. The slapping sound it makes on the water is thought to mark a territory. Range is throughout the tropics.