Ocean Park Hong Kong recently announced the world's first successful artificial insemination (AI) of a cownose ray, a viviparous species. April, an adorable female pup, breathed for the first time ...

Female cownose rays typically have a gestation period of 47 to 53 weeks, according to Dr Lee Foo Khong, a senior vet at the park, but April kept them waiting for 61 weeks.

Two weeks ago, Miguel Cabrera hit a home run at Tropicana Field that landed in the Rays' cownose ray fish tank beyond the center field wall (see video below) and now PETA wants the tank closed ...