Sting Ray Wet Specimen

Of all the bendy fishes, the flat, flappy ones are probably prone to the highest charisma-to-neglect ratios. Rays are some of the most alien of the vertebrates, and some of the largest, too, with giants of their kind reaching over seven meters across and having larger brains than their pointy, carnivorous relatives. Yet despite their enigmatic qualities, most people aren’t all that interested in cracking their mysteries, and rays are some of the most endangered vertebrates in the ocean as a result.