Giant Squid
Sperm whale feasting on a giant squid (rare images)
October 28, 2009They are creatures of the deep immortalised in fictional bestsellers like Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick and Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. But these ultra-rare images of a colossal sperm whale feeding on a giant squid are the real thing...
A 19.5-foot giant squid caught in the Gulf of Mexico (photo)
September 23, 2009On July 30, 2009, a 19.5-foot (5.94-metre) giant squid, hauled up in a trawl (seen in the photo), had been pulled 1,500 feet below the surface off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico on the NOAA research vessel Gordon Gunter. Pictures released...
Giant squid caught by fishermen off Huntington Beach, California
July 15, 2009Ten giant squid were caught Tuesday night by fishermen off Huntington Beach, a coastal city in Orange County, California, and might be part of an influx of the massive creatures that can grow to six feet in length and weigh more than 100 pounds, according...
Dazed Giant Squid Wash Up On California Beach After Earthquake
July 14, 2009An earthquake wasn’t the only shock San Diego residents felt Saturday morning when dozens of dazed giant squid washed up on La Jolla’s sandy shores. The sea creatures measured up to four feet long and weighed around 40 pounds, appeared on...