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12 miles of dead squid wash ashore (Santa Cruz Cty CA) [View all]
By Kiet Do
APTOS, Calif. (KPIX/CNN) - Scientists are investigating why several hundred dead squid have washed ashore along California beaches.
The beaches of Santa Cruz County are littered with carcasses of thousands of Humboldt squid. They've stranded themselves from Aptos to Watsonville, a span of 12 miles.
"You just see them essentially killing themselves and it's just really weird to see," said Hannah Rosen with Hopkins Marine Station.
It happened during high tide. Some people actually tried to put them back in the water, but Rosen says the deepwater creatures swam right back to shore ...
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/351801/28/12-miles-of-dead-squid-wash-ashore
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