maher Lost dog from Abington Park Rd 22/12/14. Miniature Schnauzer, 12 years old called Fritz.

Kitty Jellinek Thanks Dr. Jim Wilkinson for such an insightful post. Cheers.

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Kitty Jellinek Well I guess even sting rays have different dispositions - I certainly would not play around with them.

JoeSpirit I remember when Steve died. It was rare for something like that to happen. Saw a documentary once from a Canadian ocean research group. They decided to find out just how easy it is to get a ray to sting you. They used a 2 x 4 with a boot on the end, and tried several times "stepping on" the ray. The ray just kept sliding out from under the boot until it finally came down dead center, and the ray couldn't get away. He put his barb all the way through the 2 x 4. At Sting Ray City the rays seem to know they rely on the visitors for food. I managed to hold one once. He kept trying to slide out of my arms to one side or the other, but I kept his nose against my chest by following along with him. No aggression, he just calmly tried to swim free until I let him go.

Kitty Jellinek Wow sting ray hickies. Has anyone been stung? A few years ago we lost a famous Australian - Steve Irwin when he got stung in the heart by a sting ray during a dive.

Kitty Jellinek Update: The painting has been sold.