Colossal squid caught off Antarctica may be destined for the oven
In Antarctica’s Ross Sea, a fishing boat caught what is likely the world’s biggest known colossal squid. It weighs in at 1,089 pounds and measures 33 feet in length. Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoniia is the scientific name of the giant squid. It has eyes as wide as dinner plates.
Fishermen took two hours to land it after it was netted by chance. Afterwards it was frozen and placed in a massive freezer below decks for preservation.
New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said, the new specimen is likely the first intact male ever recovered.
The giant squid may be destined for the microwave oven. However, researchers say they don’t want to cook the massive creature, just to defrost it so they can study it better.
Scientists at New Zealand’s national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa, have taken possession of the beast.
Source: USA Today
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