REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, MEXICO: A Manta ray with skull-like pattern on its underside. SCARY shots of a 23-feet wide Manta ray patterned like an eerie human skull have been snapped at one hundred and thirty feet underwater. Pictures show the sheer scale of this rare black-and-white patterned monster when compared to the nearby diver. The Manta ray or Manta birotris, can be seen completely at ease with its human companion, while it elegantly glides through the clear water. Another predominantly white Manta ray can also be seen in other shots. Despite their size these giants of the sea are listed
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REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, MEXICO: A Manta ray with skull-like pattern on its underside. SCARY shots of a 23-feet wide Manta ray patterned like an eerie human skull have been snapped at one hundred and thirty feet underwater. Pictures show the sheer scale of this rare black-and-white patterned monster when compared to the nearby diver. The Manta ray or Manta birotris, can be seen completely at ease with its human companion, while it elegantly glides through the clear water. Another predominantly white Manta ray can also be seen in other shots. Despite their size these giants of the sea are listed as vulnerable. Their numbers have suffered due to direct harvesting, entanglement in nets and pollution. Brazilian underwater photographer Carlos Eduardo Barreto Pinheiro (41) travelled to Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico to capture these incredible images of these graceful creatures.