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Unprecedented footage of an elusive deep-sea creature came to light this week. On an expedition through the Southern Ocean last Christmas Day, researchers discovered the Gonatus antarcticus, a ...

One hundred years after its discovery, one of the largest, most elusive mollusks has been filmed alive in its natural environment for the first time. On a recent expedition near the Antarctic South ...

We've known about the existence of the rare Antarctic gonate squid since 1898. However, it has taken us over 100 years to actually see this squid alive. The creature dwells far beneath the glaciers of ...

In the frigid waters near Antarctica, the elusive squid Gonatus antarcticus was recently spotted by a remotely operated vehicle. It's the first time this squid has been seen alive. Video by ROV ...

The squid species had only been known from dead specimens found in fishing nets or the stomachs of other animals. ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute A mysterious squid found only in the frigid, ...

The Gonatus antarcticus squid, a mysterious squid found only in the frigid waters around Antarctica, was caught on camera for the first time on Christmas Day by the Schmidt Ocean Institute. The ...

The mysterious giant squid has rarely ever been seen by humans, let alone photographed or filmed swimming in its natural habitat. Most of what we know about giant squids has come from fishermen ...

Regarded as some of the largest animals in our oceans, which creature is bigger: the giant squid vs blue whale? While blue whales are well-studied, very little is known about giant squid. But just how ...

In the deep seas found at the Earth’s poles, explorers are still finding elusive and mysterious sea creatures. On an expedition in the Southern Ocean, researchers captured stunning video of the ...