Look: Rare giant squid caught on camera in Australia

Al McGlashan, fishing columnist for the Daily Telegraph, got the shock of his life recently when he discovered the remains of a gigantic, 12-foot squid off.The 90-year-old, two-metre high shell-back therefore qualifies as a protected species and deserving of even more care and comfort than that accorded other rare giants, such as the colossal squid and the giant tube worm. But the AFL's GreaterResearchers came to the determination after studying ink sacs from two giant squid fossils found two years ago in England. The primary component of squid ink is melanin, a substance that gives

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