New Zealand’s mysterious colossal squid, the largest of the feared and legendary species ever caught, was not the T-Rex of the oceans but a lethargic blob, new research suggests.
The 1,090-pound female, accidently hauled in by a fishing boat in the Antarctic last year, was an overweight breeding machine, leading marine biologist Steve O’Shea said Thursday.
The colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni), donated to the country’s national museum, was probably quite docile when alive, said O’Shea.
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