Why did it take so long to find giant squids? - Anna Rothschild

Dive into the deep sea to find giant squids, and explore what scientists have learned about these mysterious creatures.

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In 1873, fishermen glimpsed what they thought was a shipwreck. But when they probed the mass, it moved— and huge, serpentine appendages soon besieged their boat. One fisherman took an axe to the animal, and it disappeared in a cloud of ink, leaving behind definitive evidence that giant squids were more than mythical monsters. So, what do we know about these creatures? Anna Rothschild investigates.

Lesson by Anna Rothschild, directed by Vitalii Nebelskyi, and action creative agency.

A special thanks to Mike Vecchion who provided information and insights for the development of this video.

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[OceanX]

We love talking about squid 🦑 Thanks @TEDEd for helping us wrap up #Squidtember!

[awesomehpt]

There’s always a bigger fish

-Qui-Gon Jinn

[ThrillSeeker]

Next thing you know, they start developing an ego and playing clarinet

[lucianoosorio]

“Don’t get cooked, stay off the hook!” Off the Hook

[mattiekam]

0:40 The squid in the shadows🦑 . It’s a nice touch

[Titanic-wobq]

Detecting multiple leviathan class lifeforms in the region.
Are you certain whatever you're doing is worth it?

[christianweibrecht]

1:53 she summoned tentacles like a herald of the elder gods

[markmunroe-hzrf]

Is Squidward from Spongebob SquarePants in any way related?

[kirbymarchbarcena]

Tag! You're "eat".

- A giant squid

[derkaiser]

Imagine all the animals in the ocean we have no idea about. We only explored about 10% of the ocean so there are probably thousands of creatures we know nothing about.

[elisabethschmerzler]

I’ve always wondered if giant or at least huge squids were common knowledge when Jules Verne published 20, 000 leagues under the sea. It’s pretty interesting to read now since a lot of suspense of what the creature is in the beginning has disappeared due to our knowledge of squids so you basically spend the entire first half of the book going “Yeah that’s just a squid.”

[KARamil]

wait, why are we calling them monsters?

[Blueelectricaltape]

My FREE ENERGY design will help catch the kraken

[chrissak]

0.02 "How could something so big and powerful remain unseen for so long?"
Same question brother, same. 18 years and counting 😔

[EchoRumple]

The ocean is a more viable place to explore compared to outer space. The chance of finding alien creatures in the deeb is higher than in a vacuum that's incalculably larger than the ocean.

[jaspermcjasper]

The other day a penguin walked into my apartment. I said "Hello. Are you a Humboldt Penguin?" and he replied "No! Not at all! Proud as ever!". That pun got me into the Comedians Union because they said an amateur would have used a Humboldt Squid, not realizing that penguins are fluffy and warm and therefore relatable, while squid are cold and slimy. It gets a LOT more laughs when it's a penguin than a squid. FYI the Humboldt Current has never flowed into my apartment.

[manaschaudhary]

It's soo fascinating 🐬 to see these mysterious giant creatures 🦑 who lurks deep inside the ocean, it gets me excited everytime to think about how many mysterious creatures 🐙 are there in the deep ocean wandering around 🐡 waiting to be discovered and how they look like.🐳

[ValidatingUsername]

Imagine people were generally shorter in the past with napoleon being tall for his time and krakens having more to feed on being able to take on whales the size of medium boats on the regular.

[faaa]

Good to see the cartoon Anna Rothschild!

[voidkassadin]

I would have loved to see an actual video of a giant squid; maybe the one found in 2012 that they mentioned.