The remains of a giant squid, possibly an adult female about 8 meters long with tentacles intact was spotted in front of the cliffs of Los Gigantes by a film crew making a documentary about the colony of pilot whales in these waters.
The animal was in good condition despite missing part of the tentacles and eyes, and retained its original pigmentation
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"A female" Architheuthis can measure eight feet mantle, which would be about 18 to 20 meters in total length. The unexpected find occurred on July 2nd when the crew spotted several shearwaters flying over the open ocean, an indicator that there are dolphins, mackerel or something floating in the water and saw that they were picking approach some remains
The remains may belong to an adult female could have reached eight meters in length. | Reuters
What has never happened is a live giant squid sighting although expeditions have been undertaken in the Canary Islands, Cantabria and New Zealand. All have failed.
However, the first discovery "of this legendary animal of the deep" goes back to November 30, 1861, also off the coast of Tenerife, which marked "the first encounter between the giant squid and humans and that inspired the novel Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."
Source DV 2:36 PM (23 minutes ago)
The animal was in good condition despite missing part of the tentacles and eyes, and retained its original pigmentation
.
"A female" Architheuthis can measure eight feet mantle, which would be about 18 to 20 meters in total length. The unexpected find occurred on July 2nd when the crew spotted several shearwaters flying over the open ocean, an indicator that there are dolphins, mackerel or something floating in the water and saw that they were picking approach some remains
The remains may belong to an adult female could have reached eight meters in length. | Reuters
What has never happened is a live giant squid sighting although expeditions have been undertaken in the Canary Islands, Cantabria and New Zealand. All have failed.
However, the first discovery "of this legendary animal of the deep" goes back to November 30, 1861, also off the coast of Tenerife, which marked "the first encounter between the giant squid and humans and that inspired the novel Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."
Source DV 2:36 PM (23 minutes ago)
