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5 days ago · The giant squid (Architeuthis dux, pictured) was for a long time thought to be the largest extant cephalopod. It is now known that the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) attains an even greater maximum size. The giant squid seen here measured 9.24 m (30.3 ft) in total length and had a mantle length of 1.79 m (5.9 ft).
5 days ago · While the Angler fish can be about few inches to 3.3 feet (1 meter) in length. On the other hand average adult humans are about 5.5 to 5.9 feet in length and 132 to 176 pounds (60 to 80 kgs) in weight. So overall humans are much larger and heavier than the Anglerfishes. Animal type. Length.
2 days ago · One giant squid specimen that washed ashore in 1878 in Newfoundland reportedly measured 16.8 m (55 ft) in total length (from the tip of the mantle to the end of the long tentacles), head and body length 6.1 m (20 ft), 4.6 m (15 ft) in circumference at the thickest part of mantle, and weighed about 900 kg (2,000 lb). This specimen is still often ...
1 day ago · The Kolossal team recorded a creature that resembles an adult glass squid or baby giant squid in Paradise Harbor, Antarctica. Image: Business Insider . During 58 days at sea, Kolossal’s cameras recorded more than 80 species of marine life, including giant volcanic sponges, Antarctic dragonfish, Antarctic sunfish and a giant squid-like creature.
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5 days ago · African elephants are generally taller than Asian elephants, with the former reaching up to 2.5 to 4 m (8.2 to 13 feet) tall at the shoulder. Asian elephants, on the other hand, typically grow to be about 5.5–6.5 m (18–21 ft) tall at the shoulder. In terms of length, elephants are also quite large.
5 days ago · They do not target most of the locally popular gamefish species such as ulua (giant trevally), pāpio (baby ulua), and ‘ō‘io (bonefish). Hawaiian monk seals can hold their breath for up to 20 minutes and dive more than 1,800 feet; however, they usually dive an average of 6 minutes to depths of less than 200 feet to forage at the seafloor.
