Some of the women had their hair covered in lace mantillas, an old Catholic custom.
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Jane Arraf,
NPR,
23 June 2026
At the funeral for Pope Francis in April, Jill Biden, Queen Letizia of Spain, Princess Charlene of Monaco and Queen Rania of Jordan were among the high-profile royals and global dignitaries who wore mantillas with their mourning attire.
From roughly October through March, higher concentrations of plankton can attract larger groups of mantas but make the water cloudier.
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Sarah Bruning,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Aug. 2026
Divers captured video footage of Galápagos sharks approaching manta rays and deliberately rubbing parts of their bodies, especially their heads, gill regions and sides, against the mantas’ undersides.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2026
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