Defrosting of a Rare Colossal Giant Squid

Webcam footage of the slow defrosting process of the giant squid which had been stored at the TePapa.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Giant
• Colossal
• Squid
• Defrosting
• Thawing
• NZ
• TePapa

[JAYSPUY]

How big is it meant to be?is that the whole squid on the table,or just part of it?

[richbitch98]

The scrunched up one is a larger squid and unfortunately you can only see the legs of the other

[Lcs400]

@HerGuardianAngel1991 is that a HON reference?>

[HerGuardianAngel1991]

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!!

[MrLittleSeahorse]

Because Colossal squid live so deep underwater the pressure kills it.

So if we where somehow able to capture one and have it in a big enough tank or something udner water...Perhaps we could slowly get ti to the surface and have a live one for the first time.....It may be veyr wrong ...,but we could always try breading it up here so we can study them for a short while or something.

[supermorshu]

its........big

[adamengland2]

So it wouldn't rot.

[JohnnySton3r]

imagine if that squid would just jump out of that tank think that would be really creepy

[TheBeeishButterfly]

...why was it being frozen?

[Disciple234]

at 32 i was expecting the Colossal to come alive and eat his \ brains out. NOBODY. And i do mean NOBODY messes with sea creatures >=(

[MariposaMegan]

This kinda reminds me of that movie "The Ring" like the odd snippets of video/sounds but....it's cool =] giant squids... are awesome