Giant squid sightings are likely what inspired tales of the ship-destroying Kraken from Scandinavian mythology. Real giant squid live at depths of at least 2,950 feet (900 m) below the ocean's ...

To get you ready for the awesomesauce that is KRAKEN Day(!!), it is only appropriate to open with Dr. M's Epic giant squid post from earlier this year. Enjoy :) ----- In the following post I will ...

For thousands of years, sailors have told stories of giant squids. In myth and cinema, the kraken was the most terrible of sea monsters. Now, it's been captured — on a soon-to-be-seen video.

The Kraken, the mythical beast of the sea, is real. Giant squid live in the dark depths of the ocean, and very little is known about them to this day. Most of what the world has learned about the ...

The full length of the giant squid. (REUTERS) Still photos taken from the world’s first moving images of the mysterious giant squid in its natural habitat have been released by documentary fi… ...

In this photo released by Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service, a giant squid is seen after it washed up onto Ocean Beach in Strahan, Tasmania, Tuesday, July, 10. 2007. The squid, measuring 1 meter ...

A Japanese-led team of scientists has captured on film the world's first live images of a giant squid, journeying to the depths of the ocean in search of the mysterious creature thought to have ...

For thousands of years, sailors have told stories of giant squids. In myth and cinema, the kraken was the most terrible of sea monsters. Now, it's been captured — on a soon-to-be-seen video.

The giant squid is also believed to be the inspiration for the kraken, a mythological creature which in Norse sagas resided near Norway and Greenland and would attack sailors. By Matthew Rozsa ...

An elusive giant squid that inspired the 'kraken' sea monster legend has been spotted in US waters for the first time. ... This giant squid carcass is over 16 feet, or 5 meters, long.

Recent glimpses of the legendary 'monster' prove that, while you might not want to hug them, giant squids are far from the fearsome beasts depicted in myth, paintings, and even poetry ...