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The researchers believe the mantas are using nature's cues such as changes in magnetic field strength, oxygen concentration, temperature and light to navigate themselves onto the right path for the next days' travel.
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New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2025
The mantas are still spotted in May and October, but in fewer numbers.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Also in the Tuamotus, on the atoll of Tikehau, divers head out to Tuheiava Pass with Tikehau Diving for regular sightings of mantas at a cleaning station (pinnacles that draw large fish to have their gills, teeth, and carapaces cleaned by smaller ones).
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Divers can expect to explore underwater cliffs and walls teeming with mantas, tuna, and various species of sharks.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2025
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New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2025
The mantas are still spotted in May and October, but in fewer numbers.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Also in the Tuamotus, on the atoll of Tikehau, divers head out to Tuheiava Pass with Tikehau Diving for regular sightings of mantas at a cleaning station (pinnacles that draw large fish to have their gills, teeth, and carapaces cleaned by smaller ones).
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Divers can expect to explore underwater cliffs and walls teeming with mantas, tuna, and various species of sharks.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manta
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Vogue’s Favorite Korean Sunscreens K-beauty sunscreens also tend to quantify their protection against UVA rays—and that’s largely in part due to their next-generation sunscreen filters, of which there are many more than found in the US.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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Super-cold science For the project, the team built a low-background shield to protect the detectors from trace radioactivity and cosmic-ray neutrons.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Manta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manta. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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