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 →
Author’s note: While the virus rages, I have been working on updating the reef manta database and we now nearly 1400 different individuals and the numbers keep increasing and increasing…... Read More →
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or “drones” have been widely used for a number of purposes from surveying the effects of earthquakes and tsunami to making films. In the past few... Read More →