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Colossal Squid
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Jul 1, 2025
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well hello there malcolm Walker here
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you're probably thinking that's a big
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spider well you're wrong this is
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actually a colossal squid
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this creature has rotating hooks on its
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tentacles and can grow up to 46 ft long
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let's learn more about this bewitching
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beast and today we'll be looking at the
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colossal squid but before we get into it
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be sure to like and subscribe for more
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there's a link in the description so be
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sure to check that out it uses its long
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slender tentacles to grab prey and then
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reels it in with its powerful suckers it
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is also known to cannibalize its own
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species the squid is able to hunt
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effectively thanks to its large eyes its
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tentacles are armed with sharp hooks
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that it uses to grab onto its prey it
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also has a beak that it uses to pierce
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the skin of its prey and inject venom
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into it the venom of the colossal squid
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is very potent and it can paralyze its
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prey in a matter of seconds the eyes are
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used to detect the movement of potential
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prey and predators most of the evidence
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of its existence comes from the scars
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found on sperm whales sperm whales are
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known to prey on giant squid and the
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scars on their bodies are believed to be
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the result of battles between the two
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species if you enjoyed this video be
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if you have a suggestion for a future
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episode be sure to check out the link in
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the description and submit your idea
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thanks for watching the scars typically
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appear as long thin lines or small dots
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they are usually found on the head neck
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and flippers of the sperm whales
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scientists believe that the scars are
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caused by the sharp beaks or hooks of
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the colossal squid the colossal squid is
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a very fast swimmer and it is able to
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chase down prey over long distances
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sperm whales have been found with squid
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beaks in their stomachs which indicates
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that they do indeed feed on squid the
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size of the beak suggests that they came
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from a very large squid possibly a
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colossal squid this squid was also
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caught off the coast of New Zealand the
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fisherman was able to hold on to the
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squid for a short time but eventually
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had to cut it loose because it was too
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large to handle it is also a very agile
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hunter and it is able to maneuver itself
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around obstacles while pursuing its prey
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a group of fishermen off the coast of
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New Zealand caught a giant squid that
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was over 33 feet long the squid was so
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large that it took several men to pull
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it out of the net there is still so much
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that we don't know about it but
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hopefully in the future we will be able
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to learn more about this amazing animal
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unfortunately the squid was dead by the
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time it was brought on board the ship so
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the fishermen were unable to release it
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back into the ocean the colossal squid
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has been observed using its tentacles to
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crush the bones of its prey after
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crushing the bones the squid is able to
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absorb the nutrients inside the bones
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and use them for growth this is an
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adaptation that allows the squid to
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survive in the cold waters of the
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southern ocean in this series we take a
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look at some of the most mind-blowing
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and fascinating creatures to have ever
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existed now back to the colossal squid
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the colossal squid is scientifically
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known as Mezanicus Hamilton not much is
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known about this mysterious beast but
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scientists believe that it can grow up
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to 46 ft in length that's about the size
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of a sperm whale it also has rotating
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hooks on its tentacles which can inflict
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serious damage these hooks are used to
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capture prey which consists mainly of
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fish and other squid the colossal squid
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lives in the southern oceans and is
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rarely seen in fact it was only
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discovered in 1925
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it was named by the person who
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discovered it Chentito he named it after
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Sir James Horix Hamilton who is the
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director of the New Zealand
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Oceanographic Institute at the time the
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colossal squid is a very elusive
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creature and little is known about its
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behavior however scientists believe that
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it is a solitary hunter the colossal
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squid is a carnivorous creature and its
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diet consists mainly of fish and other
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squid the colossal squid is a very
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dangerous predator and it is capable of
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inflicting serious damage on its prey
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the colossal squid is a very elusive
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creature and it is rarely seen in its
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natural habitat another piece of
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evidence that supports the existence of
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the colossal squid is the stomach
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contents of sperm whales there have also
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been a few instances where fishermen
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have caught giant squid in their nets
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another fisherman captured in 2008 a
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giant squid that was nearly 39 ft long
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overall the colossal squid is a very
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mysterious and elusive creature
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