Jumbo Squid Mass “Suicide” Stumps California Scientists
Jumbo Squid Mass “Suicide” Stumps California Scientists
From National Geographic
Last month thousands of large squid mysteriously beached themselves on California shores. It was not the first time such a mass “suicide” has occurred. Observers say it seems to happen every few years. But what causes the Humboldt—or jumbo—squid (Dosidicus gigas) to end up on land? “We don’t know,” said William Gilly, a biologist at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove, California. “It’s a mystery of large size what’s killing these squid.” …
… “They appear to be mentally deranged, not physically ill. It’s clearly something abnormal.”
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While I’m mentioning National geographic, there are some good squid photos in their August 2004 feature. You can view some of them online here.