Incredibly rare giant squid monster with razor-sharp teeth leaves beachgoers terrified
dailystar.co.ukgiant squid with razor-sharp teeth left beachgoers horrified after it washed up on a shore. They were stunned at seeing one of the world's most elusive deep-sea creatures, which was only filmed for the first time in 2006 and photographed alive for the first time in 2001.Giant squid can span a staggering 43ft, although the beast that recently washed up in Kommetjie, South Africa, wasn't fully grown, but was still estimated at a whopping 11ft 5ins (3.5) long.Local Ali Paulus, 44, and her wildlife-mad sons rushed to the beach when they heard about the incredibly rare sighting.She said: "After our neighbour notified us we rushed to the beach.
I couldn't believe how big it was."What really stood out to me were the razor sharp 'teeth' inside the suckers on their tentacles.
I have since learnt that they are used to defend themselves against sperm whales."I was super sad that the squid was dead, however it was incredibly fascinating for my sons to see.
I have never seen anything like it before."She explained that some local fisherman "sadly" came and carved the squid up for meat, but not before she was able to take some incredible photographs.Usually, giant squid are kept at the Iziko Museums when they are discovered in South Africa.
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