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Shedd Aquarium (formally the John G. Shedd Aquarium) is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago.Opened on May 30, 1930, the 5 million US gal (19,000,000 L; 4,200,000 imp gal) aquarium holds about 32,000 animals and is the third largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere, after the Georgia Aquarium and Monterey Bay Aquarium.
The killer whale (Orcinus orca) is a documented predator of this species, and has been recorded chasing, attacking and killing a solitary adult strap-toothed whale approximately 50 km offshore of Bremer Bay in south-western Australia. [19] The main prey of the strap-tooth beaked whale is considered to be oceanic squid species.
Apart from two partial specimens (#2 and 3) recovered from sperm whale stomachs in the mid-1950s—initially misidentified as belonging to the giant squid genus, Architeuthis [2] —and a single juvenile individual of 86 mm (3.4 in) mantle length , [3] little else was known about the species until additional specimens began receiving coverage ...
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LGBTQ+ Pride flags featuring the whale can also be found around the area. [13] In October 2023, four runners decided to run a marathon around the art installation. [14] Runners Wyn Barnett, Jackson Bradshaw, Evan Service and Caleb Leftwich ran a total of 632 laps around the whale, running a total of 26.2 miles (42.2 km).
Photo shot through a polarizing filter of a Cranchiidae sp from the Operation Deep Scope Expedition 2004. This squid, about four-inches across, uses transparency to hide from potential predators.
Tsunemi Kubodera (窪寺 恒己, Kubodera Tsunemi, born 1951 in Nakano, Tokyo [1]) is a Japanese zoologist with the National Museum of Nature and Science.On September 30, 2004, Kubodera and his team became the first people to photograph a live giant squid in its natural habitat. [2]
In the film The Pagemaster (1994), Adventure, looking for a book to help Richard get past his fear of heights, picks out 20000 Leagues Under the Sea and turns to a page with an illustration of a giant squid. Immediately water gushes out of the book, and the giant squid's tentacles slowly emerge, as Richard and Adventure ascend a ladder to escape.