Giant squid captured on film in ocean depths

5:47 PM, Jan 8, 2013   |    comments
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Documentary filmmakers say they have captured the first moving images of a giant squid in its natural habitat.

The video of the 10-foot squid was taken by a small submersible last July off a group of Japanese islands.

The 40-day expedition was led by zoologist Tsunemi Kubodera.

He had previously captured video of a giant squid on a bait line in 2006, but Kubodera says this is the first video taken deep in the ocean.

The video will be aired on the Discovery Channel on Jan. 27.

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