From Cleo Abram.

Inside the stomach of a sperm whale, there’s an alarming amount of colossal squid. This animal can grow over 9 meters long. That’s nearly the length of a school bus!

Scientists estimate that colossal squid make up around 80% of a sperm whale’s diet in the southern ocean, which means there’s gotta be TONS of them in the ocean… right? We’ve known these animals have existed for over a century, but we have yet to film a live adult one in its natural habitat. What’s the deal?

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