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365great Day 92: rays

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365great challenge day 92: raysWhat tremendous creatures these rays are. They glide through the ocean and blend in with the sea floor, usually not causing a ruckus. They don’t really attract attention to themselves – they’re not bright or scary, but they are quietly beautiful in their own way. I never appreciated them until I got to pet some while visiting the Underwater World at Sentosa. I was shocked at how soft they are! Their skin is unlike anything else I’ve touched before. They were super friendly too, swimming right up to the glass wall and even coming out of the water so I’d pet them. It was such an amazing experience to be able to interact with them like that and I think everyone should go give it a try. They might just become your new favorite pet species. I’d absolutely love it if I could raise pet rays, but of course that’s not happening, so I’ll just continue admiring them whenever I can. I’m so glad I got to touch them; what a great experience.

Final dolphin hoopla

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Ray gills

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Whoa, a close-up of how they breathe. Cool.

manta ray swimming overhead from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

Angel fish

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Peacefully flapping away.

glowing angels from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

Awesome aquatic pets

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If I could have a huge saltwater tank, I’d want a pet ray. Remove the stinger and these guys are amazing – so soft, so graceful, and quite friendly too!

This guy was so eager to be petted he was coming out of the water!

bobbing ray from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

They’re not just soft, they kind of feel… fluffy.

petting spotted ray from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

I quite like the cownose ones, probably because this one was super friendly.

pet cownose ray from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

Their little mouths are so cute! They look like a face themselves, but the eyes of course are actually on top. I believe those are the nostrils?

ray face from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

Peaceful jellyfish

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It’s so calm and serene, this scene of jellyfish slowing moving around. Where are they going? Nowhere, really. What are they doing? Just living out their lives, I guess. When life is simple and you’ve got nothing else to do but meander around your world… I wonder if that makes you content with everything.

gliding jellyfish from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

Dolphins, the ultimate entertainers

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They’ve got skill and personality!  Check out some more videos here and here.

dolphins balancing balls from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

dolphin feeding from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

dolphin hula skills from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

Crabby

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crab walking from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

crab in dark from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

huge crab from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

Pet crazy

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I had so much fun at the petting pool in Singapore’s Underwater World.

petting starfish from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

petting bottom feeder from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

petting blue spotted ray from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

Touching pool

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At Sentosa Island, you can go to the Underwater World and find this touching pool, which is super fun. Hold your hand still and the fish will come up to you with a quick swipe against your skin. The guy narrating thought there was a close call, but that’s what it looks like when they swipe you. So fast it doesn’t look like it happened!

fish swiping from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

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