| One of the most famous natural
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| | particular stingrays became conditioned
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| attractions in Grand Cayman Island is
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| | over the years to the
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| Stingray City. This is an area in the
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| | humans and the food handouts unlike
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| ocean not far from the northern tip of
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| | stingrays elsewhere in the Caribbean.The
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| Grand Cayman where tourists can get up
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| | stingrays here are friendly enough that
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| close to hundreds of friendly stingrays.
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| | people could touch them and local guides
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| Stingray City will be one of the
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| | have been known to even hold them. The
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| organized tours from cruise ships
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| | guides will warn everyone that even
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| visiting Grand Cayman as a port of call.
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| | though these stingrays appear to be quite
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| There will also be tours available from
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| | friendly, they should still be regarded
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| local operators in the town of Georgetown
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| | as wild animals so it is never
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| where the cruise ships dock and bring
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| | recommended to touch them by their razor
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| passengers into town via tender boats.
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| | sharp tails or abuse them in any manner.
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| The cruise organized tours will almost
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| | It is possible to feed them with the
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| always be the more expensive option.Scuba
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| | squid parts provided on site. The mouths
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| divers can book specialized dives at
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| | of the stingrays are located underneath
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| Stingray City through one of the many
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| | their bodies and people are instructed to
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| diver operators in Grand Cayman. The
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| | hold the food in their palms flat facing
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| scuba diving at Stingray City is at a
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| | up. With their keen sense of smell, the
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| deeper section away from the tourist
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| | stingrays will hover towards and over the
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| crowds who are usually brought to a very
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| | food to collect their snacks.Although
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| shallow area where one could even stand
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| | Stingray City can be crowded at times due
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| in waist deep water. Certified scuba
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| | to its popularity, it does offer a very
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| divers and even snorkellers are
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| | unique experience to see these wonderful
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| recommended to take the dive trip option
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| | sea creatures up close. Stingrays are
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| with the dive shops to experience
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| | usually very shy animals and will swim
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| Stingray City with fewer crowds. For
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| | away from scuba divers and snorkellers
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| non-divers, the sandbars here are high
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| | but not here at Stingray City in Grand
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| enough to offer such shallow waters and
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| | Cayman.Clint Leung is owner of Free
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| stingrays will come to these areas. It
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| | Spirit Gallery , an online gallery
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| is believed that many years ago, sailors
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| | specializing in Inuit Eskimo and
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| visiting the area threw fish remains
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| | Northwest Native American art including
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| overboard and soon noticed the stingrays
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| | carvings, sculpture and prints.
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| coming for the free food. These
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