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A frame from the first colour film of a live giant squid in its natural habitat, [nb 1] recorded from a manned submersible off Japan's Ogasawara Islands in July 2012. The animal (#549 on this list) is seen feeding on a 1-metre-long Thysanoteuthis rhombus (diamondback squid), which was used as bait in conjunction with a flashing squid jig. [2]
Additionally, methods such as plastination have made it possible to display authentic giant squid specimens in a dry state. A giant squid was first plastinated in 2000 and this specimen, nicknamed "Wheke" , has been on display at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris since 2008; two further specimens were plastinated in 2004, [85 ...
Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum, also known as the Hockeytown State Fair Coliseum, was a 5,600-seat multi-purpose arena located on the fairgrounds. In 1899 a one-mile track was constructed at the fairgrounds and originally used for Thoroughbred flat racing and Standardbred harness racing.
It was found that giant squid are preyed upon not only by sperm whales but by a wide range of other animals, including albacore , lancetfish (#149 and 164; see #48 for 19th century record), swordfish , blue sharks (#215 and 375), Portuguese dogfish , shortfin mako sharks (#205 and 431), sleeper sharks (#396, 405, 430, 432, and 433), and ...
Giant squid caught by hook and line off Greymouth, New Zealand, on 16 August 2018 (#657 on this list). It now forms part of the collections of the Auckland War Memorial Museum. This list of giant squid specimens and sightings since 2015 is a timeline of recent human encounters with members of the genus Architeuthis, popularly known as giant squid.
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The original price for a ticket to the fair was 50 cents for adults, decreasing to 25 cents after 6pm. [2] The present site encompasses 120 acres (49 ha) of land and 24 buildings. It also includes nearly 700 campsites. In 2010, the state ceased funding for the fair and the downstate Michigan State Fair due to budget problems.