Sunday, April 27, 2008

Thawing a Colossal Squid

Want to see an 11-meter colossal squid thawed out and dissected? You can tune in via the Web. Scientists in New Zealand will start thawing Monday to have the rare specimen of Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni ready for a dissection on Wednesday. The animal was caught off Antarctica over a year ago.

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