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.
Before scientists captured footage of a giant squid, how did people know that giant squids existed? Discuss some of the evidence they found.
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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
