Giant squid n° 164 p.30

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amazing but true   ==  incroyable  mais vrai
Squid swim by moving their fins.If ther want to escape quickly they blow a jet of water out through a tube near theirmouth.

There are several kinds of giant squid . Scientist think the biggest may be as long as 13 metres.

Long  ago sailors told stories about the mighty kraken, a sea monster that looked like a giant octapus andattacked ships. They had probably seen a giant  squid.

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Giant squid

for a long time,people thout these creatures only existed
in stories told by sailor. But for the last150years, we have known that really do live deep in the ocean.

Where do they live?
At thevbottem of the sea, more than 1000 metres deep

What  do they eat?
Fish and other smaller squid.

How big are they?
They can be longer than a bus.

This giant squid lives deep down below the surface of the sea where it is almost completly dark all the time.

A small fish passes by. The squid shoots out two long tentacles.
There are very powerful suckers  at the end of each tentacle.
The fish cannot escape !

Then the squid grabs the fish with its arms,
Which are also covered suckers.
It pulls its prey towards its beak-like mouth.

Suddenly, a shadow passes over the squid.
Danger! The squid immediately spurts ink into the water to hide itself.
But what creature is hunting so deep down?

It is a sperm whale!
It has just caught another squid but it will be back.
The squid pulls in its arms and swims away at top speed.