Pink stingrays were first discovered in Australia

The Australian ABC news agency on November 5 reported for the first time that Australia discovered pink rays off the coast of Lady Elliot island in the world's largest coral reef in the Great Barrier Reef.

Finding pink stingrays in Australia

Ryan Jeffery diver recorded the male 'double-mouthed' stingray (also known as the sea demon, scientific name Manta birostris) with a strange pink belly, while normal is white while dive 2 weeks ago in the sea above.

Strange pink stingray in Australian waters - (Photo: ABC).

'The pink stingrays seem to be close to humans, so they hover near me for about 30 minutes' - Mr. Jeffery - not ignoring the rare opportunity to promptly record - tell ABC.

Jeffery said a few days later he swam back to the position where he met the pink stingray casually, but regret not seeing him.

Australian stingray researcher - Dr. Kathy Townsend said it is very likely that the pink stingray is caused by a 'skin infection' - very similar to the case where the pink stingray is similar to the previous discovery in the region. Mozambique sea.

According to ABC, there is also the assumption that stingrays are 'stressed' so the skin of the abdomen changes from white to pink but this information has not been tested. In general, learners are very curious about the case of pink rays and will continue to study this phenomenon.