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    "transcript":"\u003Cp class\u003D\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EFor over a hundred million years, the stingray has roamed the oceans, an almost mythological animal—extraordinarily graceful and yet considered potentially lethal.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp class\u003D\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThough not aggressive, the stingray is equipped with a fearsome means of defense—a venomous spine found near the base of its powerful, whip\u002Dlike tail.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp class\u003D\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EA large ray can drive this spine into a wooden boat or deliver an extremely serious and painful wound.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp class\u003D\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EIt’s most dangerous when lying camouflaged in sand.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp class\u003D\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EIt moves slowly, foraging for invertebrates hidden on the sea floor.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp class\u003D\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EBecause a stingray’s eyes are on top of its head, and its mouth and nostrils below, it can’t actually see what it’s eating.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp class\u003D\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EIt finds its food by smell, touch, and by sensing the electrical field of its prey.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp class\u003D\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe southern stingray is one of some 90 species of stingray. Like a prehistoric bird, its huge fins can reach up to six feet across.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp class\u003D\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThey’re usually shy and elusive animals, hard to get close to. But the warm, clear waters of the Cayman Islands offer something different.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp class\u003D\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EOn the north side of Grand Cayman island, swarms of stingrays live inside a protective barrier reef, where the water is calm and shallow.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp class\u003D\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ENicknamed “Stingray City”…this is one of the only places on Earth where stingrays are used to people.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp class\u003D\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EHere divers can swim alongside the rays, and meet these remarkable animals, face to fin.\u003C/p\u003E",

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