# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CbZ1WALpHVm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73499359-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/808ca8839e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-03-22T11:00:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Manta ray are the largest ray species.

They are filter feeders eating mainly zooplankton and krill. They swim with their mouths open, using their gill plates to sift out food.
 
EarthCapture by @robertoochoahe 
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#bbcearth #seacreatures #seanimals #mantaray #underwaterworld #divigng #earthcapture #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #amazinganimals #nature #naturelovers #earth #earthlovers

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- **Views:** 410,658
- **Likes:** 22,266
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- **Comments:** 64

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## Tags

bbcearth, amazinganimals, wildlifephotography, earth, underwaterworld, mantaray, divigng, seacreatures, earthlovers, naturelovers, nature, naturephotography, earthcapture, wildlife, seanimals

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