Interesting Facts
The Giant Squid swims back side FIRST!
The Giant Squid has
the largest eyes
in the animal kingdon
measuring 18 inches across!
Based on pieces of carcasses found in the belly's of sperm whales range up
to one hundred feet. One unconfirmed story, though, suggests they might get
even larger. One night during World War II a British Admiralty trawler was
lying off the Maldive Islands in the Indian Ocean. One of the crew, A. G.
Starkey, was up on deck, alone, fishing, when he saw something in the water:
"As I gazed, fascinated, a circle of green light glowed in my area of illumination.
This green unwinking orb I suddenly realized was an eye. The surface of the
water undulated with some strange disturbance. Gradually I realized that
I was gazing at almost point-black range at a huge squid." Starkey walked
the length the of the ship finding the tail at one end and the tentacles
at the other. The ship was over one hundred and seventy five feet long."
The Giant Squid is part of the Harry Potter Trading Card game!
