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se family roots are German like Bill Acker ’ s , regularly visits the Caroline Islands not far from the Mariana trench . „ The animals that you see around Yap island are reef mantas ,“ she says . In contrast to their close relatives of the high seas , the Manta birostris , the smaller species Manta alfredi can mostly be found in the waters of Yap .
„ But ,“ says Julie , „ small is relative . Even reef mantas grow up to several yards .“ We have to admit that if Julie had not informed us about this subspecies we would not even have noticed . How could we while these impressive animals literally fly around our heads at the cleaning stations like the ones in the Gofnuw Channel
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