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n2doc

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Tue Dec 11, 2012, 11:50 AM Dec 2012

Giant Squid Captured on Video for First Time (will have to wait to see, though)

The giant squid has been captured on video in its natural habitat for the first time ever.

This long-sought after footage — considered by many to be the Holy Grail of natural history filmmaking — will be revealed by Discovery Channel and NHK in January 2013.

With razor-toothed suckers and eyes the size of dinner plates, tales of this creature have been around since ancient times. The Norse legend of the sea monster the Kraken, and the Scylla from Greek mythology, might have derived from the elusive giant squid.

This massive predator has always been shrouded in secrecy, and every attempt to capture a live giant squid on camera in its natural habitat has failed. Until now.

Mankind finally confronts the greatest mystery of the deep as the first-ever footage of a live giant squid in its natural habitat is revealed in Discovery Channel’s Monster Squid: The Giant Is Real, which premieres on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 10/9c as the season finale of Curiosity. NHK will air their special on the first-ever footage of the giant squid in early January 2013.

http://dsc.discovery.com/show-news/giant-squid-captured-on-video-for-first-time.html#mkcpgn=fbdsc17

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Giant Squid Captured on Video for First Time (will have to wait to see, though) (Original Post) n2doc Dec 2012 OP
must see TV hollysmom Dec 2012 #1
Oh, that's exciting. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2012 #2
I can't wait!! Marrah_G Dec 2012 #3
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