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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

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