- According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), cownose rays are known to form large schools and undergo seasonal migration once a year.
- A video posted by See Through Canoe captured the massive gathering of rays that takes place every winter in Tampa Bay.
- The gathering of cownose rays typically lasts around three days.
- The cownose ray gets its name because of the shape of its head and the two lobes of the snout that resemble those of a cow, per the FWC.

Family charged hundreds for car towed from paid lot during downtown Tampa event
A family claims a 17-year-old was waved into a parking spot by an attendant, paid $45 to park, and still had her grandfather's truck towed during a Lightning playoff game.
Family charged hundreds for car towed from paid lot during downtown Tampa event