According to the British "Independent" reported on the 21st, at 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday, at a beach in Fukui County, Japan, someone found a giant squid about 9.8 feet (about 3 meters) long. The local government said it was a rare discovery.
Screenshot of the Independent report
Japan's "Mainichi Shimbun" quoted the Kohama city government as saying that the giant squid was still alive when it was found. One official told the Daily News: "It is unusual for giant squid to be washed ashore alive. The video shows that when two officials measured the squid, it was swimming in the shallow waters of the beach.
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According to the report, the squid will be transported to the Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Sakai Prefecture, where a comprehensive inspection will be carried out. Squid of this length are deep-sea creatures. In 2006, scientists at Japan's National Science Museum caught a 24-foot-long squid, according to National Geographic.
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According to the British magazine Science Focus, according to scientific records, the largest well-preserved (squid) is 39 to 40 feet in size. However, these creatures are very rare.
(Editor: GH)