Zeus the 980lbs Giant Manta Ray
Fish News - 2,123 Views May 13th, 2008
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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May 13th, 2008 at 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!
May 13th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
really! do you have any pictures you want to share!
May 13th, 2008 at 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
May 14th, 2008 at 10:12 am
yea..i think if your profile is private, nobody can access the pictures? that would be interesting to see!
May 19th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
How long was he outta the water for? That picture is crazy! Thanks for sharing; I hadn’t heard about this.