The NY Times is saying that two Japanese Scientists have caught a giant squid on film

[parandroidx]

First Giant Squid Captured in Wild (on Film, That Is) (Published 2005)

Edit by tonmo: removing article contents due to copyright concerns.

 

[Jean]

Interesting............would like to see that tape!

I see we have the 60 foot length again!!!!


J

 

[talarohk]

Fantastic. Does anyone know where we can find video or photos?
I found this on Yahoo News, from Reuters. I hope it's OK to repost it here...

 

[parandroidx]

wow thats really cool.

i've actually been a lurker here ever since the colossal squid pictures came up, and i love this website.

so i was wondering.

Steve, what have you heard about all of this?

 

[tonmo]

Parandroidx, welcome!! Seems you've been here for quite a while, but glad you have de-lurked!

Re: copyright, I've removed the article from being reprinted here; links are OK but recreating article content would be a violation. Re: the pictures, I think we're OK there -- it seems to be common form on message communities to share photos. In any event, per our Terms of Service, each of you are responsible for what you post.

 

[parandroidx]

oh sorry about that. i guess you all will have to register on the nytimes website, but its free anyway so it doesn't really matter.

 

[erich orser]

Here's the yahoo version:

Well, then I certainly won't reprint the article, but here's a link to yahoo.news where I just saw this myself!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050927/sc_nm/squid_dc

Notice they once again report the beastie at 50+ feet. Oh well, can't ask for everything, I suppose...

 

[parandroidx]

national geographic has blown up pictures of the handout:
National Geographic

 

[tonmo]

several news stories coming through on our News page

 

[tonmo]

national geographic has blown up pictures of the handout:
National Geographic

Looks like they got Dr. Steve in slide #6!

 

[Tentacular!]

Also in Sydney Morning Herald Giant squid caught on camera

What I want to know is, why have these images taken over a year to get to us??

(Ooops.... make that "almost a year".)

 

[main_board]

Did you read the part about the ripping off of the tentacles? the poor famous squid now can't feed himself/herself!!! Oh well, the price you pay for fame!

 

[tonmo]

"They ground up some squid gonads"...



Poor

 

[Clem]

MSNBC is carrying this news on their site.

The second item in MSNBC's Related Stories box reads: "Report: Jennifer Jason Leigh marries."

I am not making this up.

Clem

 

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Clem, MSNBC seems to have developed itself a killer metaphor engine. I find the didgeridoo music story much harder to connect.