Cowtail Stingrays

I just figured out what species of stingrays we saw at Diego Garcia's Turtle Cove pictured in the 23 June blog. Thanks to Amanda we have a great site for identifying rays or sharks spotted while diving or snorkeling. In this case just walking on the beach! Check out the link describing the Cowtail Stingray. The part about not gettting spooked by people is definitely true of the Diego cowtails. Cowtail Stingray

I sent the photos to the webmaster at Elasmodiver. Maybe they'll update the species distribution to Indian Ocean as well.