source: dbTechno.comBoston (dbTechno) - In New Zealand, scientists have been working all week to defrost and study a 1,000-pound giant squid. The squid is the length of a school bus. Upon studying her, they have found that she has the largest eyes in the world, and is also a female.
Scientists in a lab at the Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand’s national museum, have been studying the squid all week.
They have concluded that the giant squid is, in fact, a female. They do not believe that she was fully-grown as her beak is between 1.6 and 1.7 inches.
They have also found that the eyes of the giant squid are 10.6 inches, making them the largest eyes ever recorded from any animal.
To put it into perspective, the eyes are about the size of a soccer ball according to reports.
The giant squid was caught by accident in Antarctica’s Ross Sea back in February 2007.
The squid was frozen in a block of ice until scientists could join to study it.
Once they are done studying the giant squid, they will display it in a natural position at the musuem.
It is possible that as fishing continues in Antarctica, more of these giant squid will be found.
a pretty cool news if you're into weird unknown animals. i forgot the scientific word for it.. freaky-animal-zoology?
3 comments:
It's called cryptozoology :P Surinam toad *cough*
@ ingelise - i was wondering when you'd respond to this post. and here i thought, you didn't care.. oh wait.. you just mentioned that hideous creature. ':s i guess you don't care about me. hehe.
I didn't see the post awal2 and if I did I would've posted surinam toad numerous times in the comment section. Now only if I could post photos here :P
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