WATCH: Fever of stingrays congregate in Old Tampa Bay

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Pinellas County environmental scientists posted a video on Tuesday of a fever of cownose stingrays in Old Tampa Bay.

According to Pinellas County Environmental News, scientists happened upon the stingrays during routine water sampling in Old Tampa Bay.

“The term ‘fever’ is used to describe the flocking behavior of this species because their collective movements resemble a person shivering with a high fever,” according to the scientists…

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