Remoras are small suckerfish that cling to sharks, whales, turtles, and manta rays using a built-in suction disc on their heads. This allows them to basically hitch free rides across the ocean while ...

The ocean’s so-called little hitchhikers may not always be just along for the ride.

Remoras seek protection wherever they can find it, and new evidence is revealing that no body cavity is off-limits.

Scientists suspect that the behavior could harm the manta rays, suggesting a complex relationship between remoras and their hosts that can sometimes be parasitic ...

A study found remoras, known as suckerfish, were using a less-than-comfortable place to hitch a ride: the rear ends of manta rays.

Denis Richard watched five men heave a giant manta ray from the waters off Panama City Beach and plop it into a pool on their boat deck. “Let him go,” he yelled. “You ought to be ashamed of yourselves ...

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