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A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea
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A colossal squid has been caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers steering a remotely operated submersible.
The sighting was announced Tuesday by the Schmidt Ocean Institute.
The squid filmed was a juvenile about 1 foot (30 centimeters) in length at a depth of 1,968 feet (600 meters) in the South Atlantic Ocean. Full-grown adult colossal squids, which scientists have uncovered from the bellies of whales and seabirds, can reach lengths up to 23 feet (7 meters) — almost the size of a small fire truck.
MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/colossal-squid-caught-on-camera/507-e5472c0a-8d71-4420-a612-39b082a97525