By Meagan McCutcheonPARADISE ISLAND, THE BAHAMAS – Today at Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas, the only aquarium in the Western Hemisphere to presently care for and study the manta, a team of 20 marine aquarists successfully completed the transfer of a 1,000-pound manta ray from the resort’s 2.7 million-gallon marine habitat back into the Atlantic Ocean as part of their renowned release and research program. Zeus, who has been at the resort for almost three years, received white glove treatment by the Atlantis team as he was measured at a final wingspan of almost 13-feet, with a mouth opening of 37 inches.
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