Ever since I first went Scuba Diving I have always wanted to see a manta ray up close. I have heard so many stories about them, and how awesome it was to dive with them. People have told me, "manta rays are very gentle creatures, and their size is overwhelming. They will come up to you as if you had called them like a dog, and soar gracefully over your head as you stare at them in disbelief." Right after I heard this I knew that I had to dive with, and learn everything about them. In order for me to dive with them I"m going to need to know when the best time is to see one, and where I can see one. It also couldn't hurt to know some general knowledge about them because I wouldn't want to disturb or mess up anything that is taking place.
Besides just background information, I would like to find out how big they can get, and how long they can live. Also, I want to know how they produce their offspring, and how big their offspring are at birth. As well, I would like to find out what they eat, and who their predators are. Answers to these questions will give me a better understanding of manta rays, and hopefully make my experience will them more fulfilling. .
Since today is my first day searching for my I-search report on manta rays, I decided to use the Internet. First, I went to yahoo.com and typed in manta rays. Then, I clicked on manta rays, and it brought me to the site tripod.com. It was a good source of information, so I printed it out. Next, I went back to yahoo.com, and clicked on manta rays-gentle giants. This brought me to a site, which I also printed out. After that I decided to switch search engines, so I went to google.com to see if different information would come up. I again typed in manta rays and it gave me a bunch of sites to choose from. I clicked on manta rays-Cayman Islands, and printed that out as well.
Today I decided to go to the electric library to see if there was any good information there.