8 Jan
Giant Squid Caught on Camera at 900 Meters Deep
By: Andi Grill
For the first time ever, the legendary giant squid was filmed in its natural habitat at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. See amazing footage on Discovery Channel's "Monster Squid: The Giant Is Real" on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 8/7c as the season finale of Curiosity.
Scientists worked with broadcasters at Discovery and Japanese-based NHK to seek out the creature at depths of up to 900m using special submersibles in hopes of catching the creature on film.
According to a story from Discovery News:
After around 100 missions, during which they spent 400 hours in the cramped submarine, the three-man crew tracked the creature from a spot some 15 kilometers (nine miles) east of Chichi island in the north Pacific Ocean.
Museum researcher Tsunemi Kubodera said they followed the enormous mollusc to a depth of 900 meters as it swam into the ocean abyss.
Many doubted the giant squid was even real until recently when word broke that the Kraken-like beast had been spotted by Japanese scientists. Check out the video below for more on the giant squid to hold you over until the Discovery Channel premiere on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 8/7c.
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This is amazing. please show episode for this subject. I love learning about this creature and especially about this giant squid and caught on camera. Please show to viewers both on television and computer also in the new. This is amazing and this can also lead to many more exciting discoveries about this amazing creature and its lifestyle. Also why this creature is never seen in the shallow waters. There is another mystery why is there some encounters of this creature with humans. This discovery can also unfold the hidden facts of the oceans. We never know there might be some more ancient creatures still living deep in the ocean, hidden from the naked eye.
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