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Andrea Marshall: Queen of manta rays

By Sanjida O'Connell

4 November 2009

Video: Queen of manta rays

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Falling in love with manta rays

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Andrea at work

Andrea at work

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Andrea Marshall: Queen of manta rays

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Andrea Marshall: Queen of manta rays

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The marine ecologist discusses diving, underwater beauty parlours and the discovery of a new species.

Why did you decide to study manta rays?

I’ve been telling everyone since I was 5 years old that I wanted to study sharks – all my work was to that end. But when I finished my degree, I went to Mozambique on vacation and stumbled upon the largest population of manta rays in the world. No…

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