We didn't see anything like THIS on our whale watching trip, but this sort of stuff is out there in Monterey Bay!
Remains of a rare giant squid turned up off the coast of Santa Cruz, California yesterday. According to researchers from the Pelagic Shark Research Foundation, this specimen was probably 25 feet long and weighed hundreds of pounds when alive. Only one giant squid has ever been caught on video alive.
Here's the BoingBoing post http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/26/giant-squid-found-of.html
and the link to the article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_9697779
The animal's cause of death was not immediately known, nor were its dimensions. .
Giant squid can grow upward of 50 and 60 feet and weigh up to a ton, according to researchers.
The tentacles of Wednesday's catch, which were as thick as a human leg, were mostly gone and its eyes and several body parts were missing.
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