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Zeus the 980lbs Giant Manta Ray



Zeus 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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10 Responses to “Zeus the 980lbs Giant Manta Ray”

  1. Susan on May 13th, 2008 6:17 am

    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!

  2. Johnny on May 13th, 2008 3:49 pm

    really! do you have any pictures you want to share! :D

  3. Amanda on May 13th, 2008 7:30 pm

    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

  4. Johnny on May 14th, 2008 10:12 am

    yea..i think if your profile is private, nobody can access the pictures? that would be interesting to see!

  5. jeffry r. johnston on May 19th, 2008 5:17 pm

    How long was he outta the water for? That picture is crazy! Thanks for sharing; I hadn’t heard about this.

  6. Anita on June 30th, 2009 8:40 am

    I am saddened to see animals removed from their natural habitat to be used for the pleasure of man. I will “never” visit Atlantis for that very reason.

  7. Fairbrian on June 30th, 2009 12:31 pm

    Wow, I just stumbled across this image from Bing and I too am happy that I was able to see Zeus in 2007. That guy was HUGE! My girlfriend and I have beed talking about him ever since we saw him. I think I have a video of him swimming around the Atlantis. Hope he does well.

  8. Person on June 30th, 2009 2:59 pm

    Wait did u killl the poor thing?If you did then WOW, JUST WOW

  9. robert on June 30th, 2009 9:13 pm

    Stay home anita miss seeing the world. dumbass

  10. robert on June 30th, 2009 9:18 pm

    Anita really stay home— you will be safe . Are you really that close minded –you probably cant afford the trip. wow.

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