It's in the box !
Two Japanese divers managed to capture rare images of a giant squid 2.5 meters long swimming off the west coast of the Japanese archipelago.
A
thrilling
experience .
Yosuke Tanaka and his wife Miki, diving instructors in Toyooka in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, were tipped off by a fishing tackle vendor who spotted the giant squid near the surface in a bay.
Quickly, they set off in a boat to meet him, near a rocky shore.
"
There he was, a huge squid
," Yosuke Tanaka told AFP.
“It didn't have the nimble movements of many fish and sea creatures
,” he noted.
And for good reason: "S
tentacles and fins moved very slowly
.”
The squid looked weak and bits of skin seemed to be peeling off its body, the diver observed.
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A rare experience
The size of the animal and its huge eyes were striking.
So much so that the fisherman says he imagined when he saw him how strong a squid must have been to attack a whale.
“
I could see its tentacles moving.
I thought it would be dangerous to get caught and carried away
” by this creature, he added.
Giant squids are known to swim in the waters near Japan and sometimes wash up on its shores, but it is very rare to see them swimming in the sea. “
It was thrilling.
I think there are few things rarer
” than this sight, assured the diver.
And to add: “
I heard that we do not know much about this creature.
I would be happy if it helps us learn more
.”