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giant squid



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"This is the first record of a giant squid detected off Western Australia's coast using eDNA protocols and the northernmost record of A. dux in the eastern Indian Ocean," Dr. Kirkendale said.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

A giant squid was washed up dead at nearby Newburgh in 1998, but the suckers on the Forvie arms did not have teeth like a squid's.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Like the Azov fighters, whose name comes from the Sea of Azov, the regiment’s name and insignia evoke a different maritime theme: the kraken, a mythical sea monster resembling a giant squid.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

We had a running joke in the studio that it looked like it ran into a giant squid.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2022

There was no sign of any of the other champions, merpeople, Ron — nor, thankfully, the giant squid.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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