GENTLE
GIANTS The Manta Ray is fierce to look at, but is one of the
most gentle creatures in nature. They are very inquisitive,
and will often come close to divers - but they only eat
plankton! The manta is the largest of the rays and closely
related to sharks. They have a short tail
and no stinging spine.
BEGINNER
TO MODERATE LEVELS :: DRIVE DIVE Devilfish
City is one of the best places in Micronesia to see the Manta
Ray. It is located some 20 miles north of Koror, which
makes it a little far for most of the local dive shops - there's
a good chance that yours
will
be the
only
party
in the area. The
site consists of several cleaning stations,
from where
the mantas can be observed in ones and twos, but more often
in larger groups (up to thirty or fourty at a time) - soaring
over the cleaning stations one
at a time. Devilfish
City differs from Palau's more frequented manta site German
Channel
in that there is little else to see if the mantas don't
show up and, due to the distance from
base, two consecutive dives are usually planned for this site.
This
area is one of the few in Palau where you might catch a glimpse
of the rare leaf fish - looking for all the world like a leaf
bobbing in the current, but in fact a superbly disguised fish. Typically
3 to 4 inches in length, they sit on the reef
for long periods, with their bodies acting as sails, swaying
with the slightest current. Their reflective, almost
glowing eyes
giving them an even more mysterious appearance.
GENTLE
GIANTS
Devilfish
City is one of the best places in Micronesia to see the Manta
Ray. It is located some 20 miles north of Koror, which
makes it a little far for most of the local dive shops - there's
a good chance that yours
will
be the
only
party
in the area. 
