Animal Fact Files's video: Cownose Ray facts: the FISH that looks like A COW Animal Fact Files

Cownose rays are cartilaginous fish meaning meaning their skeletons are made of cartilage instead of bone, just like the sharks they’re related to! This video focuses on cownose ray facts. These rays have a stinger however, they don't often stab humans because they spend a lot of their time at the top of the water column where they can't be stepped on. Even if a person is stung, the cownose ray's sting is not fatal. Scientific Name: Genus - Rhinoptera Range: tropical and temperate waters around the world Size: up to 3 feet (1m) long across the fins Diet: crabs, clams, oysters, snails, and more Lifespan: 15+ years ✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to ideos, get their video requests moved to the top of our request list, and more! ✨ 👉 https://www.patreon.com/animalfactfiles You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- Cownose Ray NAME 0:00 Cownose Ray HABITAT 0:25 Cownose Ray STING 0:42 Cownose Ray DIET 1:07 Cownose Ray TEETH 1:46 Cownose Ray SIZE 1:58 Cownsoe Ray THREATS 2:09 Cownose Ray BREEDING 2:26 Cownose Ray OUT OF WATER 2:55 Cownose Ray LIFE CYCLE 3:08 Cownose Ray LIFE SPAN 3:29 Thanks / Outro 3:48 --- Image and Video Credits: Alberto Perez Alcala - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/104537075 larsjuh - https://flickr.com/photos/larsjuh/7229254902 Atomische - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinoptera_steindachneri.jpg William Marnoch - https://www.flickr.com/photos/williamjm/23677428256 Jeff - https://vimeo.com/7697365 ; https://vimeo.com/7697247 ; https://vimeo.com/7697186 ; https://vimeo.com/7697138 ; https://vimeo.com/7697526 ; https://vimeo.com/7697016 Kris Kinsella - https://vimeo.com/205838835 jpmkitube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcOUzmgdNIY J. Todd Poling - https://www.flickr.com/photos/92755733@N00/2270001625 Markus - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinoptera_bonasus_sarasota.jpg Ed Schipul - https://www.flickr.com/photos/16638697@N00/6759255215 Citron / CC-BY-SA-3.0 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinoptera_bonasus_Brest.jpg Roger W - https://www.flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/2984292481 James St. John - https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/35839676052 KumiM - https://vimeo.com/308850888 Research Credits: https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=160984 https://www.cbf.org/about-the-bay/more-than-just-the-bay/chesapeake-wildlife/misunderstood-the-cownose.html https://oceana.org/marine-life/sharks-rays/cownose-ray https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/sites/default/files/lifesciences/documents/ogatt/Rhinoptera_bonasus%20-%20American%20Cownose%20Ray.pdf https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/australian-cownose-ray-rhinoptera-neglecta-ogilby-1912 https://www.neaq.org/animal/cownose-ray https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/blog/cownose-ray-an-edible-nuisance-3923?id=cownose-ray-an-edible-nuisance-3923 https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/cownose-ray https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishing/sea-center-texas/flora-fauna-guide/gulf-waters/animals-of-the-gulf-waters/cownose-ray https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/rhinoptera-bonasus https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Rhinoptera&searchType=species https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoBoKRwyDao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XWg13Yszk4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqGeqrM_2lE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpx4j1HhLqQ