National Marine Aquarium Plymouth welcomes two new arrivals

Coco and Cruz are the fourth litter of eagle ray pups

Author: Sophie SquiresPublished 31st Dec 2020

Two new arrivals have been announced at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.

The eagle ray pups - Coco and Cruz - were born in September.

The pair are fourth litter to be successfully bred at the Aquarium.

The Aquarium say they are 'excited to watch them grow':

"The amazing husbandry team offer the rays round the clock attention and care, teaching them skills which are important in an Aquarium setting such as target feeding.

"Target training is important as it allows the team to best care for the rays as it teaches them how to take vitamins, it reduces stress when weighing each animal and the husbandry team knows exactly how much food the rays have eaten which keeps them healthy."

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