Reader gets firsthand look at leaping ray giving birth

By Susan Scott

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 24, 2012

~~<p>In my Sept. 10 column, I wrote that rays have been reported giving birth while leaping from the water, but I never knew anyone who saw it. Now I do.</p>
<p>Years ago, reader Ken Goldstein and his wife, Linda, took their granddaughter to the Kaneohe Bay sandbar on weekends in their pontoon boat. Coming home one day, they saw an eagle ray leaping feet from the water near the pontoon's mooring. Approaching slowly, the family discovered three tiny replicas of the jumping ray.</p>
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In my Sept. 10 column, I wrote that rays have been reported giving birth while leaping from the water, but I never knew anyone who saw it. Now I do.

Years ago, reader Ken Goldstein and his wife, Linda, took their granddaughter to the Kaneohe Bay sandbar on weekends in their pontoon boat. Coming home one day, they saw an eagle ray leaping feet from the water near the pontoon's mooring. Approaching slowly, the family discovered three tiny replicas of the jumping ray. Login for more...