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A dramatisation of an underwater encounter between the sperm whale and giant squid, from a diorama at the American Museum of Natural History. More extreme and outlandish giant squid size claims—belonging firmly in the realm of cryptozoology—have appeared in the works of authors such as Bernard Heuvelmans, Willy Ley, and Ivan T. Sanderson. [126]
The giant squid also exhibits abyssal gigantism, but the colossal squid is heavier. [29] Although it is unclear what the maximum weight for colossal squids is, analysis of squid beak dimensions from sperm whale stomachs provided estimates that colossal squids may weigh up to 700 kg or 1,500 lb. [5] [6]
A piece of sperm whale skin with giant squid sucker scars. Sperm whales usually dive between 300 and 800 metres (980 and 2,620 ft), and sometimes 1 to 2 kilometres (3,300 to 6,600 ft), in search of food. [155] Such dives can last more than an hour. [155]
Marine Patch says that they can dive 2,000 meters, or about 6,200 feet for up to two hours while hunting giant squid, sharks, skates, and fish. "Squid just so happens to be the sperm whales ...
A portion of sperm whale skin with giant squid sucker scars. ... Giant squid size, particularly total length, has often been exaggerated. ... Maximum weight is ...
The giant squid nevertheless remains a rarely encountered animal, especially considering its wide distribution and large size, [60] with Richard Ellis writing that "each giant squid that washes up or is taken from the stomach of a sperm whale is still an occasion for a teuthological celebration". [61]
Gran Canaria giant lizard: 18,038,000 [34] ... One early suggestion was brain size (or weight, which provides the same ordering.) ... Pygmy sperm whale: 2,020,000,000*
Scientists document remarkable sperm whale 'phonetic alphabet' Will Dunham. ... (18 meters) long, have the largest brain of any animal. They are deep divers, feeding on giant squid and other prey.