They are naturally very curious but flee from danger and are unlikely to hurt people unless provoked - this most often happens when they are stepped on.
There are about 70 species of stingrays. The largest freshwater stringray ever was caught in Thailand and weighted about 770 pounds and was about 7 feet wide, with a 10 foot long stinger. The largest salt water ray ever may have weighed around 3,000 pounds and was about 16 feet wide.
Stingrays are often seen by divers and snorkelers in shallow sandy water, often in warm locations. We saw some while snorkeling off of Catalina and they were very cool and quite large. Lots of aquariums and places like Sea World have stingrays with their stingers removed that people can pet. They are soft and slippery feeling and like being fed small fish. Petting stingrays is awesome. Try it.
On another random note, I think my first Beanie Baby was a stingray. It looked something like this stingray, except is much more worn now.
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