A nostalgic journey under the sea.
A requiem for a dying planet.
So it goes.
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The Dana Octopus Squid (Taningia danae) is a species of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae. It is one of the largest known squid species, reaching a mantle length of 1.7 m (5.6 ft) and total length of 2.3 m (7.5 ft). The largest known specimen, a mature female, weighed 61.4 kilograms (135 lb). Taningia danae is named after Danish fisheries biologist Aage Vedel Taaning (1890–1958), who often traveled on the research vessel Dana… (read more: Wikipedia)
(photo: from video footage by . Kubodera, Y. Koyama, and K. Mori, copyright NHK, courtesy Royal Society)
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