Watch: Pregnant manta ray spotted 6,000km from home
Scientists filmed the creature swimming in the Eastern Pacific, near Costa Rica.
Reef manta ray usually live in coastal waters (Divepic/Getty images/PA)
By Yolanthe Fawehinmi, Press Association
A pregnant reef manta ray has been spotted for the first time at the remote Cocos Island near Costa Rica, some 6,000km from its normal home.
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