Mastodawn

Georgia Aquarium gives wounded veterans chance to swim with whale sharks and manta rays

Swimming with manta rays, giant groupers, and even a whale shark brought joy and excitement to a group of injured U.S. military veterans who got to experience the healing power of water and wildlife at the Georgia Aquarium. The swim Wednesday at the aquarium in Atlanta also gave the U.S. service people who are part of the Wounded Warrior Project a much needed respite from their recovery and the stresses of life. The organization works with injured and wounded veterans and their families, "It […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/09/georgia-aquarium-gives-wounded-veterans-chance-to-swim-with-whale-sharks-and-manta-rays/

Joy 2d ago

✨ Sketching instead of Scrolling! ✨

These animals are from my 100-day journey to swap scrolling for sketching: https://www.joyousjoyness.com/pages/detox-doodles

Gentle nudge to remind you to do something other than scrolling, anything is better!

#MantaRay #ray #art #timelapse #sketch #DetoxDoodles #sciart

Albert Cardona Apr 19

Manta ray egg, dry, on a sandy beach.

http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/350617710

#iNaturalist #LongIsland #MantaRay

Florian Launette Apr 18

In the Maldives, crowds don’t look like ours.

They move without noise, without leaders, without hesitation.
A school folds and unfolds like a single thought.
Two turtles cross paths, each following an ancient, invisible map.
And then the manta rays — vast, weightless — drifting through the blue like slow-moving wings of the ocean.

What we witness here is not just beauty.
It’s coordination. Survival. Collective intelligence at work.

Humans are the anomaly in this system — brief, tolerated, almost irrelevant.

These images are part of Animal Crowds, a documentary series for ARTE, produced by Bonne Pioche.

Because to understand these gatherings is, perhaps, to better understand our own.

How I did these photos ? Canon R5 Mark II + 15-35 mm Canon USM f2,8 RF
EASYDIVE Housing
Big Blue light 2x20 000 lumens

#Maldives #AnimalCrowds #Wildlife #OceanLife #MantaRay #SeaTurtle #Underwater #Documentary #Filmmaking

melsaywhat Feb 16

So, been working on a 3D printing side gig. I will be working on finalizing setup for separate social media over the next few days, but here's a preview of what's listed in the shop.

#3dprinting #3dprint #MantaRay #Turtles #Roses #WhaleShark #Easter #Bunny #Rabbit #Articulated