06/08/2012
Giant Squid Spotted in NSW, Australia
This isn't a prop for an upcoming science-fiction movie, but an actual giant squid spotted in New South Wales, Australia. Measuring 13-feet in length, "squids are known to grow to this [size] but rarely seen." Continue reading for a video and more information.
The bright red squid had already been partially eaten, likely by its only known predator, a sperm whale, according to columnist Al McGlashan. "It must have died not that long before we found it because it didn't smell at all and its colors were still strong - most giant squid remains are smelly and rotten and just off-white by the time someone finds them," McGlashan said in the newspaper.
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