Tales of the Deep: The Giant Squid By Carter Madison
Have you ever wondered what swims in the deepest parts of the world's oceans? Well, we just
got a better idea about one mysterious creature of the deep ocean: the giant squid.
Just recently a Japanese film crew managed to film a giant squid swimming in its natural
habitat. They managed to lure it to their cameras with bait after many hours of waiting and
searching two thousand feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
The giant squid is truly a giant. It can grow up to 50 feet in length, with tentacles making up
most of this great length. For comparison, 50 feet is about as long as most school buses.
Imagine meeting something the size of your school bus in the deep dark ocean and you might
get an idea what it is like to meet a squid.
Over the centuries, many squid specimens have been found, but it's hard to get an idea of how
the squid lives because it typically cruises in the deepest depths of the ocean. We know that
the giant squid's main predator is the sperm whale. We know this because bits of giant squid
have been found in the stołachs of sperm whales. We also know they feed on deep-sea fish
and other squid. We know this because of all the giant squid that have washed ashore.
The giant squid lives in all of the world's oceans, though few are found in the tropics or the
Arctic waters. As a result, stories of giant squid were told among sailors for hundreds of years.
These sightings must have been frightening and may be the source for the legend of the
Kraken, a sea monster reputed to be as large as an island and capable of eating an entire ship.
Now that scientists have captured video of the giant squid, what will most likely happen to the
legend of the Kraken? (1 point)
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