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Giant squid dissection on live streaming video

Seeded on Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:44 AM EDT
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Watch it on these links. There are four cameras running throughout the procedure, which will take place over the next few days. It's in New Zealand though, so get your time zones right.

A team of scientists will be thawing and dissecting a giant and colossal squid between 28 – 30 April.

Today's schedule - Tuesday, 29 April:

Morning: Examination of giant squid
Afternoon: Examination of the small colossal squid
Large colossal squid thawing in tank
This is a unique event and our scientists may change the schedule over the next few days as new information becomes available. Please check the schedule.

The thing is 6-8 metres long. Crikey!

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Djehuty

Actually this should be pretty interesting

    Reply#1 - Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:44 AM EDT
    Robbie Lawrence

    I watched them take the brain out of the giant squid today. Looked like a task!

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    Reply#2 - Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:58 AM EDT
    Djehuty

    Damn have they started already? When I looked just now the thing looked pretty intact.

      #2.1 - Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:23 AM EDT
      Robbie Lawrence

      They did the giant one this morning. The collosal is still defrosting in the big tank - they only got it in there five hours ago.

      The other collosal is on the opposite side of the room and is hidden from the cameras - that's also defrosting but not in the tank because it's damaged and they have no interest in keeping it 100% - They just want to rip it to shreds anyway. Saw a video on TV of the tenticals of the collosal and the swivvling hooks on them - Looked very impressive and also quite mechanical.

      The head and dangly bits on the giant squid got completely removed and they just put them back together for aesthetics I guess. Must smell something rotten in there. ;)

        #2.2 - Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:35 AM EDT
        Djehuty

        Lol I'm going to watch, tomorrow. Quite amazing that Sperm Whales eat these creatures, hundreds of metres below the surface.

          #2.3 - Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:45 AM EDT
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          chill

          I enjoy watching squid stuff on National geographic ... giant squids ... volcano squids .... etc. But ain't gonna watch dissections (squeamish)

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          Reply#3 - Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:14 PM EDT
          Tamh

          I watched squid web cam for a while with my class today- they all went "euuugghh!! that's sooo slimey!", but were intrigued nonetheless, ha, ha!

            Reply#4 - Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:55 AM EDT
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