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 ...

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Here’s some important life advice: do not try to challenge a short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) to a squid-eating contest. Research out today shows that these marine mammals can ...

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 ...

For over a century, the Antarctic gonate squid (Gonatus antarcticus) had remained one of the most elusive and mysterious creatures of the deep. First discovered in 1898, the squid had only ever been ...