A 23-feet giant Squid was the center of attraction in Kaikoura Marine Centre and Aquarium after the sea creature was found in New Zealand coast on Tuesday. It has been a puzzle for the marine experts how the female giant Squid was washed ashore.
According to Huffington Post, the giant Squid has no signs of death. Marine experts are saying that the giant Squid must have come from not distant location for it to be washed ashore. It was unknown how old the squid was and how it landed in the South Island coast.
"She was still fresh and with all her parts including her eyes still intact," Megan Lewis, a marine biologist who owns the aquarium that collected the squid said. "No markings on the outside, full stomach, no foreign objects."
Before the birds will feast on the giant Squid that has mantle that measures over 6.6 feet long, the massive sea creature was taken by a staff to Kaikoura Marine Centre and Aquarium. Samples of the giant Squid were also submitted to University of Auckland and University of Otago for further study, the ABC News reported.
