Tuesday, September 23, 2014

It's feeding time! Holidaymakers film incredible moment hungry stingray leaps out of water and climbs ramp in search of food

It's feeding time! Holidaymakers film incredible moment hungry stingray leaps out of water and climbs ramp in search of food

·        Tourists in the Maldives got up close and personal with a gigantic stingray
·        While feeding fish off of the dock, a stingray approached for an easy meal
·        Trainer fed the stingray by hand and then reached out to stroke it


These tourists got the experience of a lifetime during a holiday in the Maldives.
While feeding fish off of a jetty, a hungry stingray saw an opportunity for a free dinner, jumping out of the water and climbing on to the man-made ramp.
Rippling its wings and straining up the wooden gangplank, the animal is fed by hand by a trainer three times as astounded holidaymakers look on. 
Hungry stingray climbs up ramp in search of food
The stingray jumped out of the crystal clear water and climbed up the man-made ramp toward the trainer
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The stingray jumped out of the crystal clear water and climbed up the man-made ramp toward the trainer
After his snack, the stingray stayed to be stroked by the trainer a few times
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After his snack, the stingray stayed to be stroked by the trainer a few times
The giant stingray even stayed on after its snack to be pet a few times, delighting the tourists recording the video. 
Known for their barbed tail, which they usually use to capture their prey, stingrays can also be harmful to humans if a person is stung.


The cartilaginous fish eat a variety of foods, such as sea worms, shrimp, clams and soft-shelled animals.
The Maldives are known for stingrays and many tour companies offer opportunities to feed and swim with the animals.
The man fed the stingray several times by hand while on-lookers filmed 
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The man fed the stingray several times by hand while on-lookers filmed 
Stingrays are known to eat a variety of foods, such as sea worms, shrimp and clams
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Stingrays are known to eat a variety of foods, such as sea worms, shrimp and clams


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Amazing