For the first time ever, researchers have captured three young giant squid. A giant squid at a depth of 630 meters in the Pacific Ocean near the Ogasawara islands, Japan, is shown in this ...

The first-ever observations of a giant squid in its natural habitat were made in deep waters in the north Pacific in 2004, and Japanese broadcaster NHK, along with the Discovery Channel filmed the ...

A giant squid made an unusual appearance in Japan’s Toyama Bay on Christmas Eve. Akinobu Kimura, the owner of Diving Shop Kaiyu, captured video of the squid as it swam around the bay with a ...

Japanese authorities were left flabbergasted after discovering an ultra-rare, live giant squid stranded on a beach in Obama on Wednesday morning. A video of the supersized cephalopod has racked up ...

There is one less mystery in the deep sea: two Japanese researchers have finally photographed a live giant squid. It’s the first time one of the world’s largest cephalopods has been documented ...

Giant squid, the huge tentacled creatures that live in the dark ocean depths, were probably the inspiration for the legend the kraken and have remaind largely elusive for most of human history.

New Zealand’s leading authority on the giant squid, marine biologist Steve O’Shea, praised the Japanese team’s feat. “Through sheer … determination the guy has gone on and done it ...

Japanese zoologist Tsunemi Kubodera, who captured the first photographs and video of living giant squid in their native habitats, has documented large numbers of giant squid between January and ...

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Squid is a local delicacy in Noto and building the statue was part of a “long-term strategy” to raise awareness about the town’s fishing industry and increase tourism, a local government ...

The recording of a giant squid found off the coast of Japan continues ... creating a huge impression. The Japanese couple who recorded the sea creature shared their feelings in an interview ...