This man appears to be getting attacked by a HUGE stingray, but is it real?

This video went viral yesterday getting over a million views and a lot of criticism from animal lovers, it even brought back Steve Irwin's name in the conversation. As you may remember, 'The Crocodile Hunter' was killed by a huge stingray.

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At first glance it looks like the man is taunting the huge sting ray, even jumping on the stingray. The stingray appears to be mad and wants to attack the man. This video has expert marine biologists scratching their heads in disbelief. BUT...wait!

According to the Daily Mail the man in the video has come out and said that its a shadow of his daughters stingray kite that was flying above and it cast shadow in the water. The video was sent to a friend as a joke and has since gone viral. You can even see the string in this still picture below.

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The man said it was nothing more then a hoax that he sent to his friend, and never intended on the video getting out! He has much respect for the animal.

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