Giant Squid Found Floating Off California Coast
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A rare 25-foot-long giant squid has been coughed up in Monterey Bay.
Biologists gathered at Santa Cruz harbor Wednesday to examine the remains of the behemoth, which had tentacles as thick as a human leg.
Researcher Sean Van Sommeran and his Pelagic Shark Research Foundation crew found the squid about 20 miles out. Seagulls were feeding on the carcass.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fishery biologist John Field says only a handful have ever been found in California waters.
The squid was taken to Long Marine Lab for a necropsy.
Researchers say giant squid can grow upward of 50 and 60 feet and weigh up to a ton.
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