Quick Take Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales and deep-diving predators, with a spermaceti organ used for sound ...

Architeuthis dux, better known as the giant squid, is likely the inspiration for the legendary kraken. The Granger Collection, New York There are few monsters left in the world. As our species has ...

The colossal squid has been frozen in a giant block of ice since its capture, and researchers at the New Zealand museum will examine it in front of the cameras sometime this week. They will fully ...

Top, schematic of squid anatomy showing the location of the "giant axon," an unusually large neural projection that partly controls the squid's jet propulsion system, used for very fast movement, ...

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