The giant squid is a rare ocean creature. So rare, that it’s often grouped with other mythological sea beasts, such as the ...

Architeuthis dux, better known as the giant squid, is likely the inspiration for the legendary kraken. The Granger Collection, New York There are few monsters left in the world. As our species has ...

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 ...

We rarely see giant squids (Architeuthis dux) even though they inhabit oceans worldwide. These mysterious creatures typically live in the “Twilight Zone” of the deep ocean, between 1,000 and 2,000 ...

Beachgoers were stunned to find a giant squid that had washed ashore on a beach in South Africa's Western Cape province earlier this month. "It looked like a majestic prehistoric animal as I have ...

NEW ORLEANS -- An elusive giant squid has made a rare on-camera appearance, delighting scientists on the prowl for the deep-sea creature that until relatively recently had largely escaped the eyes of ...

Behold, the earliest known photograph of an intact giant squid, taken in 1874. This black and white photo looks more like a prop from an old sci-fi creature-feature than a real life animal. The photo ...

For thousands of years, sailors told stories of the Kraken—a massive, many-armed sea monster said to drag entire ships beneath the waves. Ancient Greeks wrote of similar beasts, Norse fishermen swore ...

SAN CARLOS, SONORA — Ricardo Felix, 22, keeps a quick pace as he pulls a thick cord of fishing line hand over hand, rubbing a groove into the 25-foot boat, or "panga," that he and his partners use to ...

For the first time ever, scientists have managed to capture images of a living giant squid enjoying a swim in its natural habit. A team of Japanese researchers managed to find one of the sea monsters ...