My Marine reserves report writing about Eagle ray
Habitat:
Eagle rays can be found in various places, one of them is in the Atlantic Ocean at
Depths of about 80 meters (262 ft.) Also, they can be rarely spotted at Matai Bay where all sea life is protected. Because they find lots of tiny fish, which is one of there food sources did you know that they also live in the Indian Ocean where they find lots of prey?
Predators:
Eagle rays tend to find their blood-sucking predators where they live, in the Indian Ocean where all of the deathly frightening sharks are. Along with Great White Sharks, Sphyrna mokarran which is another type of shark that hunts the eagle ray down, are also their main predators. Sharks have also been reported to follow spotted eagle rays during the birthing season, feeding on newborn pups.
Breeding:
For eagle rays, it takes one year after your pregnant to give birth to a pup. Eagle rays tend to give birth to the maximum! of 5 pups. And embryos grow on energy obtained from yolk sacks. Also, did you know that they have to be at the age of 15-25 to use their powerful barb after they are born?
Diet: Eagle rays have quite a big food menu they love to eat hermit crabs, which is one of their favorite Sources of kai Also octopus, which is an eels predator. As well as shrimp, and small fish, and loads of other Foods that live in the Ocean. Like mollusks. Mollusks are sea snails that eagle rays love to snack on...
Population:
Eagle rays appear on the red list of endangered species. Which means that Eagle
Ray species is slightly more endangered than the others. They are endangered because Of Fishing. And Did you know that there are 2 dozen of eagle ray species left in the world? Wow!! Did you think of that many left???
