Aaron Ashby and Brice Turang finding out there are stingrays in a tank in Tropicana Field is straight comedy 😂😂 #Brewers #WorldSeries https://t.co/eYD2tnaHVV
— Cameron Ezeir (@camezeir) October 26, 2026
I don't approve. Leave animals alone. But isn't a stingray the beast that took out the Crocodile Hunter? I look a bit more closely at the truth/fiction of this special feature of the Rays' ballpark. These are not stingrays but cownose rays. Still, I would leave fish alone. (Yes, they are fish, cartilaginous fishes, like sharks. No bones!)
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…they’re a staple at local aquariums. You used to be able to feed them at Sea World. We knew the keepers in Boston and asked questions. Apparently they aren’t the brightest multi celled animals…and the stingrays get de-barbed in captivity…
Isn't there some electrifying reason why they are called "sting" rays?
Florida gators were not available for those dates.
I visited the new aquarium in Beloxi, MS this summer. They had a shallow tank were you could touch the sea creatures. Two finger touch as mentions. Kids loved it. The animals didn't seem to mind. Maybe the were used to it, or well rewarded (like by not getting eaten). They had some rays, but I don't remember if they were stingrays.
"No bones!"
Do they taste good?
You can get very up close and personal with stingrays at Stingray City, a popular dive site off Grand Cayman Island.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_XJjpT7yYc#ddg-play
Rays, miraculously often turn into scallops. IYKWIMAITYD.
I’m thinking about Joe Exotic for some reason.
They need more space to roam, so: Glass dome, filled with water and roaming rays.
Freak out the visiting teams.
Yes, they do taste good. I don't know about these particular rays, but skate are lovely and cartilaginous. Very soft flesh.
Every aquarium I have visited in memory has these displays.
Wasn't the Tampa Bay team originally the "Devil Rays?"
If these mascots should go missing, I know exactly who to call.
I’ve been to Cayman’s Stingray City twice. You can barely jump in the water from the boat without landing on one. Having done my part for the Althouse commentariat; I recommend skipping the excursion.
Not every interaction between man and other creatures constitutes an abuse of those creatures.
What if the fish like it. No sharks, free food, temperature controlled water and strange animals give you rub jobs.
Did I mention no sharks?
🚨HAITIAN ALERT!!!🚨
They’re eating teh gators, they’re eating teh stingrays!!!
*Wasn't the Tampa Bay team originally the "Devil Rays?"*
Yes.
I backed into one of f-ers once. Took a chunk out of my foot, had to go to the hospital, couldn't walk for a fortnight. I didn't know it at the time, warm water, etc. then the ER Dr. says, 'you have a big hole in your foot.' I know about the concept of species removal, but it'd be worth it to rid the world of this menace, because I think they're the main food supply for hammerhead sharks, so a two-fer.
It's a FL thing. Below regarding Miami Dolphins (just cut & paste, too lazy to format).
"The Miami Dolphins used to have a real live dolphin living inside their stadium.
Not a mascot. Not a logo. Not an inflatable. A real dolphin. In a tank. Inside the Orange Bowl.
And she had one very specific job.
Every single time the Miami Dolphins scored a touchdown she jumped out of the water. Right there. Inside the stadium. In front of everyone.
This was not a halftime show. This was not a special occasion. This was just a regular game day experience for Miami Dolphins fans during the early years of the franchise.
For an entire generation of Dolphins fans going to a game meant something nobody else in the NFL could claim. Their team had a dolphin. A real one that celebrated every single score right along with them.
Eventually the tradition ended. But the story has never gotten old."
Cownose rays enter Chesapeake Bay around June, to have babies (they are live bearers), sex, and to chow down on shellfish. They are edible (we tried), but not very desirable, the flesh is full of bloodlines, and they're not especially tasty. Anglers generally see them as a pest. They're very strong, straight line fighters. And once you get them to the boat or shore, it's a little risky trying to get the hook out. They do have a nasty venomous barb at the base of their tail. It's generally best to just cut the line. I know at least one person who has been stung. But in a tank, they're pretty docile. The local marine museum had a kids touch tank with them, but the Karens made them stop.
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