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Some Japanese marine biologists claim to have gotten video of the elusive giant squid at depth.
I had no idea there were so many sperm whales in the western Pacific. Two hundred thousand. That's a lot of cetacean.
Posted by Rand Simberg at December 22, 2006 07:49 AM
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Those whales certainly know how to hold their breath, if they're really hunting at those depths. 2,000 feet seems pretty deep to be able to dive, eat, and resurface in 20 minutes (at least, I think that's how long most whales can hold their breath).
Also, I thought that "Giant Squid" were more on the order of 50-60 feet long, with heads close to 12-20 feet? The squid described by the scientists in the article doesn't sound that extraordinarily big, if it's not even as long as a car and weighs half of what I weigh...
Posted by John Breen III at December 22, 2006 08:41 AM
50-60 feet is the maximum size Architeutis attains. And like with almost every other species* juveniles are more plentiful than full-grown adults.
*True of all species which do not care for their young, and even of some which do
Posted by Ilya at December 22, 2006 09:12 AM
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