"First-Ever Footage of Baby Colossal Squid in Antarctica"

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"First-Ever Footage of Baby Colossal Squid in Antarctica"
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An international research team has potentially captured the first-ever footage of a juvenile colossal squid in Antarctica, using a deep-sea camera system. While the footage is still under analysis, it could also depict an unknown species or an adult Galiteuthis glacialis squid. This discovery adds to the century-long mystery of the colossal squid, a species known only from dead specimens. The team aims to find and study the colossal squid in its natural habitat by 2025.

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