quote: "Sperm whales need from 500 to 1,000 kilograms (1,100-2,200 pounds) of food every day," he said. "There are believed to be 200,000 or so of them, and that would suggest there are quite a few squid for them to be feeding on. I don't think they are in danger of extinction at all."
I want one for a pet! I think I'd call it Sid.
[ December 22, 2006, 03:57 PM: Message edited by: Storm Saxon ]
Posted by ricree101 (Member # 7749) on :
The cnn video didn't work for me. If anyone else is having that problem, here is an alternate site with the video.
Um, could we not have the a-word in the title? Thanks.
And that's cool.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
(no longer necessary as the title has been changed)
[ December 22, 2006, 03:59 PM: Message edited by: The Pixiest ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Thank you!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Thank you!
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
Storm, thanks for editing the subject so I didn't have to log out/in. Pix, that's how I read it, too.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
I'm really surprised they could finally get video footage of one, that has always been one of those "Will they ever do it!?" things of nature documentaries and now thats it done. Looks like its time to get colossal squid on film, and even MORE difficult feet.
Still, how they managed to coax one to the surface is pretty rare, they tend to remain deep down.
Posted by Luet13 (Member # 9274) on :
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!
<-----Has completely irrational fear of giant squid.
Yet, I must know everything about them. To better protect myself. Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
It looked less like friendly coaxing and more like an active effort to capture and kill.
The idea that they aren't endangered is based on circumstancial, rather than actual evidence. I wouldn't expect the Japanese to care about that though.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by Luet13: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!
<-----Has completely irrational fear of giant squid.
Yet, I must know everything about them. To better protect myself.
And just think the colossal squid not only has HUGE suction cups it has rotating hooks!
Even if you escape its incredible grasp it will gash you open!
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
I read that, and was very sad that they ended up killing it in their attempts to capture it.
Posted by Foust (Member # 3043) on :
Humanity is getting closer to acheiving one of the three things I want to see happen in my lifetime.
1. Put someone on Mars 2. Clone something prehistoric, preferably a T-Rex 3. Capture a giant squid and stick it in a huge aquarium so I can stare slacked jawed at it.
Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :
Imagine what else may be down there. If it took us this long to get giant squids on tape, there must be a lot of other stuff down there that we haven't seen yet. It sorta makes you think because we know basically all the animals on land, but in water it's a whole different story.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
It's the only frontier left on earth.
Posted by Luet13 (Member # 9274) on :
quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade:
quote:Originally posted by Luet13: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!
<-----Has completely irrational fear of giant squid.
Yet, I must know everything about them. To better protect myself.
And just think the colossal squid not only has HUGE suction cups it has rotating hooks!
Even if you escape its incredible grasp it will gash you open!
And their eyes are as big as dinner plates! Man those things creep me out. I'm still mad they killed it while trying to capture it. The phrase "pickled in this bin" keeps coming back to me.
Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
Huh... I seem to remember then successfully getting on one tape about 6 months ago. Using a fishing reel. As I recall it got stuck on the hook and hung there for four hours while they taped and took pictures of it before it died... Am I just going crazy?
Posted by NicholasStewart (Member # 9781) on :
quote: And their eyes are as big as dinner plates! Man those things creep me out. I'm still mad they killed it while trying to capture it. The phrase "pickled in this bin" keeps coming back to me.
Maybe they fried it up and mades some calamari.
Why did I think of this? I have no idea as I don't even like calamari!
Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
Ah Ha! I'm not going crazy. It was about a year and four months again, and it did get caught on a hook, but they just took stills. Didn't tape it. And it survived, it eventually broke free, leaving two tentacles behind.
Right, but those are still shots. This is the first time we've got video footage.
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
Cool beans. Squids pwn.
Posted by Euripides (Member # 9315) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
It looked less like friendly coaxing and more like an active effort to capture and kill.
The idea that they aren't endangered is based on circumstancial, rather than actual evidence. I wouldn't expect the Japanese to care about that though.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I understand why you're muttering, but it's absolutely true. The Japanese don't show much national concern -- if any -- for the fact that they're hunting most of the Pacific into extinction.
Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :
I agree actually...
Its hard to believe because most Japanese are respectable in every other way, but when it comes to their seas, they do what they please with them. They treat whales even worse.
Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
That makes me so sad that it died. I don't know why. I'm really not that huge of an animal lover. But seeing such a magnificent creature broken ... I don't know. It just stinks. Makes me go all Fern Gully.
Posted by Euripides (Member # 9315) on :
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson:
I understand why you're muttering, but it's absolutely true. The Japanese don't show much national concern -- if any -- for the fact that they're hunting most of the Pacific into extinction.
Less than much of the developed world, but definitely some. The Greenpeace people protesting and arguing with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries are often Japanese members after all.
Edit: sp
[ December 24, 2006, 02:43 AM: Message edited by: Euripides ]
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
My girlfriend says that 'ginormous' is not a word, but rather silly, messed-up street slang. Something is (and I quote) either gigantic, or enormous, well, actually she's gone off into a mess of stuff about ands and ors now, so ok, quoth she, wait, something that is gigantic is also enormous, and look you, this has nothing to do with oxymorons, ah yes, redundancy, that's the word you want. What can I say, it's late. Good night.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
Japanese people are HUGE about preserving their forests and the natural beauty around them. But I suppose the sea just is not the same deal to them.
Posted by Euripides (Member # 9315) on :
It is to many. After all, it's the source of much of our traditional diet.
Perhaps a reason there isn't so much activism against whaling is because Japanese people typically eat *very* little whale meat, and therefore don't get the impression they are over-consuming.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
quote: My girlfriend says that 'ginormous' is not a word, but rather silly, messed-up street slang.
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