Have You Ever Touched A Stingray?

I sure have! and it was wonderful!

The Mall of America in MN, USA has an indoor aquarium, and at the finish of it, they have a circular pool filled with very young rays and bottom-feeder sharks. I LOVED the rays. The sharks were very sedentary and didn't really swim much, and their skin was rough and unpleasant to touch. The rays, though, the rays!

They were like water kittens. I'm note even kidding. They would zoom around in that circular pool, going past hands. You just have to dangle your knuckles in the water, and they rub up against you because they love to be petted. LOVE it. If they go by a person who doesn't have his hand in the water, they'll get your attention by flapping at the water's surface and splashing you. "Hey! Hey! Pet me!"

They were also really, really soft to the touch and very clean. I would touch a ray again any day.

I have been to the St. Louis Zoo many times, but I have never touched a Sting Ray before. Whenever we go we never do make it all the way around the zoo because someone is always being cranky and making it not fun anymore. Next time we go I want to start by going and looking at things we have not seen before.

Actually, on the only cruise I've taken (so far) at one of our stops - the Grand Caymans - we swam with the stingrays! It was awesome! They are really cool and when they rub up against you it feels so strange! We all kissed one! This is a pic of the 4 of us holding it. It was way cool!!!

I love to go to the ocean. I am not sure if I have ever seen a live stingray before though. I know for sure that I have never touched one. My husband may have though.

No, I have not had the opportunity to touch a stingray. It does sound interesting. I hope my grand daughter will want to do things like that and enjoy them. Sounds like you and your daughter had a really good time while there.

No, I've never touched a stingray, I've never even seen one in person. It sounds like you and your daughter had a good time at the zoo.

what! i can't even believed in my entire life that i would touch that error. No, Never never never. If you remember that there was a trained person who we used to watch in the television about this guy from Australia who makes showcase and educating us about animals. but he knew the risk and i can't believe he got killed by the Stinger. i think i wouldn't be dreaming of touching that kind of fish.

I can’t say that I have ever touched a stingray. We visited an underwater aquarium once that have a lovely touch pool, we touched some kind of sea snake but, alas, no stingray! Your daughter was a brave girl, good on her; it would have been a nice experience!

I actually didn't know what is a stingray, until I saw the photo of one of your repliers (Strongheart) then I realized what is that. I never knew it is called so. I even thought that crocodile hunter actually died because of a crocodile not this stingray. I find your post so informative today. Thanks:)
And yes I did touch the stingray before. I actually see it all the time as it is considered a dish in some countries. And I see it in the markets. I don't eat it as I hate seafood anyways.
But to tell you the truth, I've never touched alive:S

I've never touched a stingray.
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I have however touched a sea cucumber. That is one weird experience, let me tell you. They feel like overcooked pasta or wilted flowers underwater. Very fragile, you have to handle them with utmost gentleness lest they fall apart under your fingers.
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Starfish are another matter. They don't feel real or alive, even though they are both. To me, it is like holding a stiff figurine that doesn't move. Turn it over you see lots of little feet with a mouth at the center.