We believe that those who have seen the South Sea Hunter will be very impressed with the plot.

In addition to hunting large cetaceans, the fishermen on these small Indonesian islands also hunt a type of marine life called manta rays.

A manta ray can feed nearly 20 villagers, while a whale can feed nearly 2,000 people.

Although these fishermen have been condemned by many animal protectionists, they continue to live this primitive life.

But they continue to live this primitive life of fishing and hunting, and manta rays are nearly extinct because of human hunting.

Manta rays, also known as devil fish, are cartilaginous fish that live in tropical and subtropical regions.

They have lived on earth for nearly 120 million years, and because they look like bats carrying a virus, people subjectively believe that manta rays are the devil incarnate, so they are called devil fish.

Manta rays have a very broad and flat body shape.

The rectangular body ends with a very slender tail, making it look as if it is a fish from hell.

If you look at the appearance alone, manta rays are scary looking. But the manta ray is a very docile and quiet fish.

Manta rays are cruising filter-feeding fish that swim around in the sea.

They often swim near coral reefs, but are not territorial and are not aggressive in any way.

Although their intelligence is comparable to that of cetaceans and they are very friendly to humans, they are often hunted and killed by humans.

Manta rays are gregarious and know how to work together. When hunting for plankton and fish in the sea, they gather their prey into an enclosure and begin to eat together.

When feeding, manta rays open their mouths wide to allow seawater to flow into their mouths along with the food.

Then, through a rigid gill rake that forms a plume of gills, they filter out the seawater, leaving only the food behind.

This feeding characteristic is very similar to that of baleen whales.

The manta ray is also like the cetaceans. When it is close to the surface, it can leap in the air at the surface.

In the sea, it swims upward in a rotating position. When close to the surface, it quickly springs up its body and soars through the air, just like a flying fish.

Whenever this happens, scientists can conclude that the manta ray that jumped out of the sea may be being chased by fishermen.

Or maybe it's because the parasites on its body have been torturing it to death.

Humans don't just kill manta rays because they want to eat their meat.

Rather, centuries ago people simply believed that the manta's gill rakers were good for the human body. This is the main reason why they lose their lives.

The number of manta rays killed globally is about 100,000 per year, but the actual number caught is probably much higher.

But there is no scientific basis for any of this. If humans still stubbornly believe that manta rays are good for people, then there is a good chance that manta rays will become extinct.