Administrator’s note: Some of you may not recognize his name but if you love mantas you have probably read one of his many posts on the BHS site. Dr. Edy Setyawan, from Boyolali, a small... Read More →
Raja Ampat archipelago in West Papua is home to Indonesia’s largest population of reef manta rays, Mobula alfredi. They are not mammals, but cartilaginous fish that are related to sharks. This... Read More →
Kepulauan Raja Ampat, Papua Barat, adalah habitat bagi kebanyakan pari manta karang di Indonesia, Mobula alfredi. Satwa laut ini bukanlah mamalia, melainkan ikan bertulang rawan yang masih... Read More →
Did you know that newborn reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) – some of which can be found in Raja Ampat, West Papua – must live independently without parental care? Have you ever imagined how they... Read More →
Artikel ini awalnya diterbitkan di The Conversation Indonesia (https://theconversation.com/ilmuwan-indonesia-buktikan-raja-ampat-jadi-taman-bermain-bayi-pari-manta-186383). Pertama di Dunia:... Read More →
Pernahkah Anda bertanya-tanya seberapa besar ikan pari manta itu? Atau berapa besar sih anak pari manta? Bentang sayap anak pari manta yang baru lahir berkisar antara 1,5–1,9 meter, atau selebar... Read More →
Have you ever wondered how big is a manta ray? Or what is the size of a baby? The size of newborn reef manta rays ranges from 1.5–1.9 m in wingspan–roughly as wide as the length of your... Read More →
Siapa yang menyangka bahwa survei terumbu karang pada 2001 yang berhasil mengungkap Raja Ampat sebagai pusat keanekaragaman hayati laut tropis, menjadikan kepulauan di sebelah timur Indonesia ini... Read More →
Who would have thought that, back in 2001, a marine rapid assessment in one of the remotest parts of the planet would discover that Raja Ampat is the global epicenter of marine biodiversity and... Read More →