Giant squids remain among the least understood animals ever documented, largely due to the extreme depths they inhabit. This wildlife feature follows rare observations that capture their movement, ...

Some baby squids look like tiny adults from the moment they hatch. Depending on the species, some baby squids grow rapidly. Some can even go from hatchling to near-adult in a few hours to a few days.

The mysterious giant squid has rarely ever been seen by humans, let alone photographed or filmed swimming in its natural habitat. Most of what we know about giant squids has come from fishermen ...

Perhaps it was hiding from predators. Or trying to catch food. Then again, maybe it just wanted to be left alone. By Elizabeth Preston Like a scarf out of a magician’s sleeve, the squid appeared.

It may be the biggest invertebrate on the planet, but we don’t know much about it. The first time scientists learned of the colossal squid was in 1925. Remains of the massive sea creature had been ...