Scientists think they've captured a colossal squid baby on camera, making it the first-ever footage of the elusive creature in the wild.
Scientists think they may have captured a colossal squid baby on camera — potentially making it the first-ever footage of the elusive creature in the wild.
Sightings of colossal squid are extremely rare given that the creatures live thousands of feet underwater in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. While fishing boats have found a handful of complete and partial specimens, researchers have had difficulty finding the enigmatic creature in the wild.Marine Scientist Matt Mulrennan founded the nonprofit Kolossal with hopes of filming a colossal squid in its natural habitat by 2025 — the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of the species.
Between December 2022 and March 2023, the team traveled to Antarctica four times to attempt to find the colossal squid. The team deployed a polar tourism vessel called the “Ocean Endeavor” fitted with a deep-sea camera system that could be lowered to a maximum depth of 1,312 feet.that while the Kolossal team did not manage to find an adult colossal squid, the scientists captured footage of a glass squid that measures around 3.9 to 4.7 inches long.
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