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  • April 2008

    • Collosal Squid Has World's Biggest Eyes

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Apr 30, 08 7:27 PM CDT

      Collosal Squid Has World's Biggest Eyes

      With eyes bigger than dinner plates and orange-sized lenses, a colossal squid being dissected by New Zealand scientists boasts the biggest peepers of any animal—and larger relatives could lurk in the deep, the Telegraph reports. It's "certainly not the largest specimen out there," said one marine biologist, who believes a fully grown colossal squid could weigh in at 1,650 pounds. More »

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      science  • history  • giant squid

    • Scientists Thaw Colossal Squid for Probe

      newser  |  BBC  |  Apr 28, 08 10:56 AM CDT

      Scientists Thaw Colossal Squid for Probe

      New Zealand scientists have begun defrosting a colossal squid, caught last year, so they can dissect the little-known species. They aim to start by determining the sex of the 34-foot long animal, a native of Antarctica that weighs half a ton. "They're incredibly rare—this is probably one of six specimens ever brought up," one researcher told the BBC. More »

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      Antarctica  • whale  • giant squid  • squid  • dissection

  • July 2007

    • Giant Squid Storms Australia

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 11, 07 11:26 AM CDT

      Giant Squid Storms Australia

      A giant squid that weighs 550 pounds and measures 26 feet from the tip of its body to the end of its fearsome tentacles washed up on an Australian beach today. The rarely spotted sea creature is the largest specimen encountered since February, when fishermen in New Zealand netted a 33-foot catch that weighed 1,100 pounds. More »

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      Australia  • New Zealand  • Tasmania  • giant squid  • Ocean Beach  • squid

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