Why did it take so long to find giant squids? - Anna Rothschild
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In 1873, fishermen glimpsed what they thought was a shipwreck. But when they probed the mass, it moved— and huge, serpentine appendages soon besieged their boat. One fisherman took an axe to the animal, and it disappeared in a cloud of ink, leaving behind definitive evidence that giant squids were more than mythical monsters. So, what do we know about these creatures? Anna Rothschild investigates.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Anna Rothschild
- Director Olya Kapys, and action creative agency
- Narrator Susan Zimmerman
- Storyboard Artist Sofi Avlova
- Animator Vladyslav Molodan
- Art Director Olya Kapys
- Music Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
- Sound Designer Amanda P.H. Bennett, cAMP Studio
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Produced by Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Cella Wright
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
- Expert Consultant Mike Vecchione
