Shark fought giant squid, first-ever picture reveals

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In the shadowy depths of the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii, a shark battled what may have been a giant squid—and lived to tell scientists about it.

The tentacles of the massive cephalopod left golf ball-size suction marks on the skin of the shark, a seven-foot oceanic whitetip.

This is the first scientific evidence ever found of a shark interacting with a giant squid or any other similarly large species of squid, which live at depths of more than a thousand feet, researchers say in a new study.

Papastamatiou and colleagues described the apparent interaction in research published this week in the Journal of Fish Biology. They can’t say which species of squid made the marks—there are several squid large enough to have left them—but, Papastamatiou says, “it had to be something pretty big.”

A scuffle may have broken out if the two predators bumped into each other, but, he speculates, it’s more likely that the shark went after the squid—possibly in pursuit of a meal.

It’s also possible that the squid started the fight, but study co-author Heather Bracken-Grissom, a biologist at Florida International University, says she knows of no accounts of squid hunting sharks.

Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/06/sharks-fought-large-deep-sea-squid-first-time/

[GregJA 5,536]

SQUIDNADO 

[Purrrrrr 18,101]

I could read stuff about space or the sea all day  So fascinating 

[Rifek 51,753]

Squidy Perry is shooketh 

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10 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

 

A scuffle may have broken out if the two predators bumped into each other, but, he speculates, it’s more likely that the shark went after the squid—possibly in pursuit of a meal.

I totally understand the urge that shark had, I also like squid, preferably grilled.

[DC 25,164]

I find sea stuff like this REALLY interesting, it's so cool imagining all the kinds of large or random creatures that could be down in those depths of the sea, recently I found out that Cancer's (the zodiac sign) are naturally interested in water and the sea so I guess I followed that path unknowingly my whole life 

[Leoj305 3,774]

Where are the pics tho 

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1 minute ago, Leoj305 said:

Where are the pics tho 

It's the first pic on the post 

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12 minutes ago, Leoj305 said:

Where are the pics tho 

It's a pic of the aftermath, next to its upper fin (don't know if that's the correct term) you can see the suction marks. 

[Tycho 3,694]

Ugh what an icon!  

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

Where was the shark??? 

I saw a small squid touch a pole...ok

[guccic0och 1,537]

life imitates art

(ik it was a squid and not an octopus but oh well lol)

[River 127,544]

It's face be like "I don't know what to do you don't know what to say, the scars on my mind are on replay"

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35 minutes ago, jacs vs looser said:

It's a pic of the aftermath, next to its upper fin (don't know if that's the correct term) you can see the suction marks. 

That’s a hickey 

 

[Justin Hanigan 3]

it's cool that I read it, I will write about it soon, thanks!