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| Number: |
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| Name: |
Big
Bertha |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Current
Size :
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16feet |
| Last
Sighting: |
ongoing |
| First
Size: |
{First
Size} |
| First
Sighting: |
1992 |
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Big
Bertha is
a large female with a wing span of 16' across. She is probably the largest
manta in the Kona clan and was first identified in 1992. Her mouth is cavernous
and displays a dark blue/gray tooth band on the lower jaw. She is friendly
and comes close to divers. She frequents both the Kona Surf site and the
northern site at Ho'ona Bay/Garden Eels. She is one of the most commonly
sighted manta rays all year round. |
Manta
Pacific Research Foundation