Two previous expeditions, both of which involved Kubodera, have returned still photographs of a giant squid in the deep and video footage of one at the surface. Numerous dead specimens have also been collected around the world. But, Kubodera says, the up-close, extended view was like seeing an entirely new animal. He believes giant squid hunt looking up, to detect faint silhouettes, so he attached one of the animal’s prey, a diamondback squid, to the front of the sub as an attractant, but also used a lighted squid jig.
Clyde Roper, a giant-squid expert and zoologist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC, says that the encounters answer longstanding questions. For instance, the giant squid was thought to be fairly passive, but the vigorous bait attacks show that it is actually a very strong swimmer and feeder.
“This has gone a long, long way to helping us understand this animal,” says Roper, “They did just a marvelous job.”
This article is reproduced with permission from the magazine Nature. The article was first published on January 14, 2013.
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Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisThere is more evidence of Bigfoot. Unfortunately he smells bad.
This is awesome. Does anyone know where I can find the full footage?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisBig Foot has been found. He has been living in a safe house in LA, just two blocks from the producers of Animal Planet.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisI tried watching the supplementary video provided after the squid video and they were to my mind horribly done. The speakers rambled much too quickly and mumbled some to the point I shut the whole thing down.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisSo much for junk science videos masquerading as videos giving an interesting perspective information on science topics. Think I'll stay away from SA videos from now on.