Japanese authorities were left flabbergasted after discovering an ultra-rare, live giant squid stranded on a beach in Obama on Wednesday morning. A video of the supersized cephalopod has racked up ...

The rare sight of a giant squid swimming inside a marina was captured on video on the cost of the Sea of Japan. According to a manager at the Mizuhashi Fisherina in Toyama prefecture, about 250 ...

A massive (technically "giant") squid was found swimming among the boats in Toyama Bay, Japan, earlier this week, and some very brave humans jumped in the water to get these stunning views of the ...

A giant squid was spotted close to a Japanese shore — and the rare footage is incredible. ... At just over an estimated 12 feet long, this particular giant squid actually wasn't so giant.

The squid was reportedly about 12 or 13 feet long, which is small by giant squid standards. An adult giant squid can grow as long as about 43 feet, leaving many to believe that this one was an ...

It was a rare giant squid, a creature that until then had eluded observation in the wild. Kubodera’s team captured photos of the 26-foot-long beast attacking its bait, then struggling for more ...

TOYAMA BAY, Japan, Dec. 28 (UPI) --On Christmas Eve, a giant squid visited Japan's Toyama Bay for several hours. The species made its film debut only three years ago, and remains one the ocean's ...

The mysterious and mythical giant squid has never been spotted alive in the deep sea -- until now. A team from Japan's National Science Museum has captured footage of a giant squid in its natural ...

Giant squid are known to live in the waters around Japan, and occasionally wash ashore. But seeing them alive in the wild remains relatively rare. The squid appeared weak and moved only "very ...

Japanese broadcaster NHK showed footage Monday. ... In 2006, Kubodera said, he filmed what he claimed was the first live video footage of a giant squid as it was hooked and brought aboard his ship.

Thanks to old seamen’s tales of the kraken, we’re practically conditioned to fear giant squid. Be careful, or they’ll come and blast you with their jets of ink, tangle their tentacles in ...