A stagnant four - m - farseeing giant squid lave up on a beach today in Wellington , New Zealand . The tool eventually drifted back out to ocean , but not before locals had the chance to snap exposure of the beached wildcat .
From Sarah Harvey at the Sunday Star Times :
[ Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa ] communications manager Jane Kieg tell the creature was in bad shape as it had been round and had suffered further damage from being washed up on the beach .
Department of Conservation Wellington area managing director Rob Stone initially key the squid as a stupendous squid – the gravid type .
But Ms Kieg said it was a elephantine squid . She say stupendous squid have short tentacle with swivel hooks and massive fins . But the Wellington beast has long tentacle with teethed sucker and modest quint .
The dead squid was found on a marine reserve , and its body retort to the sea . investigator did off the squid ’s beak to regulate its age .
[ Stuff.co.nzviaCryptomundo ]
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