anyone's seen pirates of caribbean 2 must know which animal i'm talking about...does it really exist? i heard it does!!
2006-07-11 04:52:12 · 8 answers · asked by lilydonaldson 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
yes they do exist....they are known as the giant squid or scientifically as archetothus dux and are suspected to live mostly off the coast of Australia ans New Zeland
Giant Squid are about the size of an average swimming pool with 10 foot long tentacles and eyes the size of soccer balls.We have yet to seen one alive as they live at upto depths of 2000 feet under the sea and all our information is from the carcasses washed ashore onto beaches
Scientists also suspect that there are a large number of giant squid as they form a major part of sprem whale's diet.We know this because of ambergis(the same stuff used to make the perfume Chanel Number5) which is found in the whale's stomach and is formed by the accumulation of the squid's indegistible beaks........
cheers...
2006-07-11 05:09:58 · answer #1 · answered by teij 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2016-11-06 05:11:37 · answer #2 · answered by lauramore 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kraken do not exist as such. However, the tales were probably based on sightings of huge squid, though giant squid have only been caught on camera recently...
There are two species of very large squid - the famed Giant Squid (multiple species of the genus Architeuthis, largely known from specimens found in the stomachs of sperm whales) can grow up to 12m.
The even bigger (and less well known) Collosal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) can reach up to 14 metres
So you could say that Kraken is just another word for these animals. However, neither species (the largest known molluscs in existence) are anywhere near as big as the Kraken portrayed in POTC2.
2006-07-11 08:07:40 · answer #3 · answered by the last ninja 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Giant squid have been photographed, and are likely the sources for the fabled Kraken.
However, they encounter people so rarely that there is no reason to fear them.
2006-07-11 04:56:32 · answer #4 · answered by MeteoMike 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its spelled kraken, most believe that the ledgend was started with sightings of the giant squid, but were not so sure if it exists
2006-07-13 05:21:02 · answer #5 · answered by tomcat 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yup. it lives in a place called YOUR IMAGINATION.
2006-07-11 04:56:08 · answer #6 · answered by waffle_viv06 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
doubt it
2006-07-11 04:54:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
no
2006-07-11 04:55:04 · answer #8 · answered by AK 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋