Orcas, also known as killer whales, are one of the ocean’s most powerful apex predators. With their striking black and white coloring, impressive hunting skills, and adaptability, they dominate the ...

When we think of the ocean, what often comes to mind are familiar sights– coral reefs, fishing boats, and waves breaking ...

Sperm whales, the squid’s main predator, can dive up to 2 kilometres. Perhaps to help them avoid the whales, colossal squid have evolved the world’s largest eyes — bigger than a basketball.They also ...

The colossal squid was first described in 1925 based on specimens from the stomach of a commercially hunted sperm whale. These animals can grow up to seven metres and weigh as much as 500 kilograms, ...

That started to change with mounting clues: squid beaks and body parts discovered in the stomachs of sperm whales, and occasional dead specimens snagged by deep-sea fishing vessels. These rare finds ...

The colossal squid—one of nature’s most elusive animals, ... the world’s most massive squid species—was first identified 100 years ago using remains found in the stomach of a sperm whale.

Researchers exploring the deep sea near Antarctica have made the first confirmed recordings of a colossal squid, the world’s ... in 1925 from parts recovered from a sperm whale’s ...

But we know that they can get larger than the ones that we’ve seen so far because beaks from larger individuals have been found in the stomachs of sperm whales. And so sperm whales actually are one of ...

Most of what we know about colossal squid comes from remains found in sperm whale stomachs, as was the case with its initial discovery in 1925, when marine biologist James Erik Hamilton found two ...

Colossal squids are the heaviest invertebrates on Earth, with adults weighing 500kg A colossal squid has been filmed in its natural environment for the first time. Schmidt Ocean Institute In a ...

Growing up to seven metres in length, the colossal squid – known as Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, first identified in 1925 when the remains of the head and arms of one were discovered in a sperm ...

The first time scientists learned of the colossal squid was in 1925. Remains of the massive sea creature had been found inside a sperm whale’s stomach. Since then, only eight adult colossal ...