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Cool Critter of the Day: Stingrays

By Ned and Anna DeLoach | Published On August 19, 2014
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Stingrays are not generally aggressive; most wounds are inflicted to the lower leg when an animal is accidently stepped on.

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Stingrays commonly bury themselves beneath the sand, with only their eyes exposed.

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A large gathering of stingrays is known as a fever.

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Besides locating food, electroreceptors — located on the underside of the body — guide males to buried mates.

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These pancake-shaped relatives of sharks are underwater flyers.