Comments on: About http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz Our place, our voices Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:06:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Chris Paulin http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/about/#comment-5973 Chris Paulin Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:36:03 +0000 #comment-5973 Hi Vincent The hooks can be rotated by hand through 360 degrees. There does not appear to be any muscular control of the rotation by the squid (although live specimens have never been observed), so the hook can probably only rotate in response to movement of prey items such as fish that the squid has grabbed. These rotating hooks are only found on colossal squid and not ordinary squid. Hi Vincent

The hooks can be rotated by hand through 360 degrees. There does not appear to be any muscular control of the rotation by the squid (although live specimens have never been observed), so the hook can probably only rotate in response to movement of prey items such as fish that the squid has grabbed.

These rotating hooks are only found on colossal squid and not ordinary squid.

]]> By: Vincent http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/about/#comment-5951 Vincent Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:12:14 +0000 #comment-5951 Hi Te Papa... I am just stumble on your good website after linking from wikipedia during my spare time and I really enjoying to learn about giant/collosal squid, especially the process of preserve and study on it. Then I just curious to know about the rotating tentacle hook. My question is actually how do the scientist know it can rotate while actually the specimen already dead (I mean we never actually see the rotating hook of collosal squid on action, did we ?). Or actually it really can simply rotate (move by hand) of the scientist during the study ? And also is the rotating hook also found on smaller ordinary squid ? This collosal squidm it's just really amazing animal..Thank you so much. Regards, Vincent Surabaya city-Indonesia Hi Te Papa…
I am just stumble on your good website after linking from wikipedia during my spare time and I really enjoying to learn about giant/collosal squid, especially the process of preserve and study on it. Then I just curious to know about the rotating tentacle hook. My question is actually how do the scientist know it can rotate while actually the specimen already dead (I mean we never actually see the rotating hook of collosal squid on action, did we ?). Or actually it really can simply rotate (move by hand) of the scientist during the study ? And also is the rotating hook also found on smaller ordinary squid ? This collosal squidm it’s just really amazing animal..Thank you so much.

Regards,
Vincent
Surabaya city-Indonesia

]]> By: Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/about/#comment-5852 Te Papa Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:54:55 +0000 #comment-5852 Hi Rick, I can't find your previous comment, so I'm afraid you will have to type it again. Sorry about that. Florence Liger, web admin at Te Papa Hi Rick,
I can’t find your previous comment, so I’m afraid you will have to type it again.
Sorry about that.
Florence Liger, web admin at Te Papa

]]> By: Rick Reed http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/about/#comment-5851 Rick Reed Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:35:23 +0000 #comment-5851 OH crud! i just typed a nice comment and as soon as i submitted it it come up blank! Please tell me it worked properly? I do not want to sumit it again if i do not have to! Either the blog bugged out or i am just stuipd :), the latter doesnt surprise me lol. OH crud! i just typed a nice comment and as soon as i submitted it it come up blank! Please tell me it worked properly? I do not want to sumit it again if i do not have to! Either the blog bugged out or i am just stuipd :) , the latter doesnt surprise me lol.

]]> By: Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/about/#comment-5651 Te Papa Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:00:39 +0000 #comment-5651 Hi Jade, This whale was found dead on a beach, which then allowed scientists to study it. You will find more information in this post: http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/05/06/why-is-it-called-a-pygmy-right-whale/ Kind regards, Florence Liger, web admin at Te Papa Hi Jade,
This whale was found dead on a beach, which then allowed scientists to study it. You will find more information in this post:
http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/05/06/why-is-it-called-a-pygmy-right-whale/
Kind regards,
Florence Liger, web admin at Te Papa

]]> By: Jade Smith http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/about/#comment-5648 Jade Smith Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:49:49 +0000 #comment-5648 Please tell me you didn't actually kill that baby pygmy whale in the name of research?? I found ur website by accident, and was horrified by the pics and the complete lack of compassion in the notes. Is nothing sacred on this earth? Please tell me you didn’t actually kill that baby pygmy whale in the name of research??
I found ur website by accident, and was horrified by the pics and the complete lack of compassion in the notes. Is nothing sacred on this earth?

]]> By: Jane at Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/about/#comment-735 Jane at Te Papa Thu, 01 May 2008 22:38:48 +0000 #comment-735 Hi Brandon I am the Communications Manager at Te Papa and would be pleased to assist. Please email me at janek@tepapa.govt.nz with your request. Hi Brandon

I am the Communications Manager at Te Papa and would be pleased to assist. Please email me at janek@tepapa.govt.nz with your request.

]]> By: Brandon Lee http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/about/#comment-630 Brandon Lee Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:32:56 +0000 #comment-630 Hi there, This is Brandon Lee from Newsis News Agency and I'm a journalist from South Korea. Looking at some photos of the giant squid, I'm very interested in publishing some of them online for Korean readers. Will reference Te Papa's website in the article. I wonder if it's ok with you and would appreciate your reply. Kindest regards, Brandon Hi there,

This is Brandon Lee from Newsis News Agency and I’m a journalist from South Korea.

Looking at some photos of the giant squid, I’m very interested in publishing some of them online for Korean readers.

Will reference Te Papa’s website in the article.

I wonder if it’s ok with you and would appreciate your reply.

Kindest regards,
Brandon

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