Australian giant squid dissection available online

On Thursday 17th of July, Melbourne Museum (Victoria, Australia), held its first ever public dissection by museum scientists of a giant squid.  

The dissection  was performed in the Science and Life Gallery and the dissection was streamed live. A recording can be viewed here

 
http://museumvictoria.com.au/About/MV-News/2008/Giant-squid-public-dissection-at-Melbourne-Museum/

The squid which was accidentally caught in a fishing trawl off western Victoria, weighs around 245 kg, making it the largest giant squid that Australian researchers have encountered. It is estimated that, intact, the animal would have been over 12 metres long.

One Comment

  1. Posted 19 July 2009 at 7.58pm | Permalink

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