Video: Giant Squid
Filed in Marine Biology on January 30, 2013 with 4 comments
Earlier this month, a Japanese-led team of scientists released the first footage of the elusive giant squid.
To learn more about giant squid, check out this great slideshow that Discovery recently put together with images and information about giant squid.
Here’s a video explaining a little more about giant squid:
Also, check out the video clip we included in the Weekly Roundup–it is short but worth watching!
A dramatization of an encounter between a giant squid and a sperm whale on display at the Museum of Natural History in New York City, USA. Photo credit: Emily Tripp.
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This is incredible! I’ve always been fascinated by the giant squid. The fact that they finally caught one swimming on film is groundbreaking!!
Thanks for your comment, Jake. Hopefully we will learn a lot more about the giant squid this year. Enjoy the videos!
Great strides to finally have captured a glimpse. I was wondering if there was an opportunity or plans to tag and track this elusive animal?
Cathy,
They captured the footage of the giant squid from a manned submersible so they didn’t make any effort to tag it. I haven’t heard of any plans to continue to track it, but I will definitely post updates as soon as they become available.