Skate Gallery

Line-Drawing of Frederick W Breareys Patented Ornithopt?

Line-Drawing of Frederick W Brearey's Patented Ornithopter in 1879, Based on the Movement of a Skate Fish in an Aquarium Date: 1879

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Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)

Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari), normally shy but will occasionally approach divers out of curiosity. Possesses short stinging spine at base of long whip-like tail which can reach three times the disc width. Has plate-like teeth that crush shellfish, clams, oysters, whelks and other large molluscs. Can leap well clear of the water; a powerful fighter when caught on a line. Northern New South Wales, Australia

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The Nautilus Passengers, illustration from 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

XIR213071 The Nautilus Passengers, illustration from 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (1828-1905) engraved by Henri Theophile Hildibrand (1824-97) Paris, Hetzel (engraving) (b/w photo) by Neuville, Alphonse Marie de (1835-85) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Vingt Milles Lieues sous les Mers;); French, out of copyright

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