Tourist-fed stingrays change their behavior dramatically

The researchers discovered that Stingray City’s stingrays demonstrate noticeably different patterns of activity than their wild counterparts.

Tourist-fed stingrays change their behavior dramatically
Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/Barry Peters

Science Recorder | James Fluere | Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Researchers from Nova Southeastern University have discovered that "interactive ecotourism" changes the behavior of stingrays. They studied stingrays residing in one of the world's most frequented ecotourism sites - Stingray City/Sandbar in the Cayman Islands... To continue reading, subscribe to Science Recorder today.

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