Stingray & Skate Profiles, Facts, Information, Pictures & Photos

Large animals that are not easy to keep in captivity, from this collection of Stingray and related Skate family and species pictures, photos, facts, characteristics, aquarium care, venom first-aid, and other profile information you can learn all about saltwater Stingrays and Skates.

Stingray Envenomations First-Aid
Stingrays are bottom-dwellers with one or more stout spines on the tail. They are not aggressive towards people, however, injuries from these animals are very common. From the eMedicine Web site, learn about how Stingrays sting and what you can do if a mishap occurs.

Stingrays Profile
From the Sea World Busch Gardens Animal Bytes Fish Index, this is a Stingray profile in progress, but you can find all kinds of "Fun Facts" about these sea creatures here.

Rays & Sharks Profiled
From the Sea & Sky Reeflife section, an overview about the characteristics of Sharks and Rays in general, which are related, with Page 3 containing snapshots and individual brief descriptions of Stingrays, and Page 1 and 2 larger predetory sharks.

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