Zeus the 980lbs Giant Manta Ray
Fish News - 736 Views May 13th, 2008Zeus is a 980lbs giant manta ray that was living happily at an Atlantis resort as part of a research and release program was released to the ocean the other day. Here’s a picture of mighty Zeus.
About 13ft in diameter, they had to transport him via helicopter to the ocean. He spent 3 happy years as a tourist attraction but is now free to roam the ocean. Marine biologist will monitor his condition and movement via a tracking device to make sure Zeus is okay!
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I am so glad I went to Atlantis and saw Zeus last summer in 2007 and have pictures of him. He is so beautiful and I hope he does ok in the wild it was a wonderful to see him being released on the today show it brought tears to my eyes!
really! do you have any pictures you want to share!
I was there when this all went down…i have tons of pics…we got up at 6am just to get down there in time and waited anxiously til abt 9:30am where the helicopter came sputtering around. It was so exciting! It was a total “Free Willy” moment…i have them all on my myspace…i think u can search me by typin in onevisionoflove..my profile is private but my pics are public which im hoping means u guys can see them, im not sure
yea..i think if your profile is private, nobody can access the pictures? that would be interesting to see!
How long was he outta the water for? That picture is crazy! Thanks for sharing; I hadn’t heard about this.