Comments on: 1 Small Step for a Squid, 1 Giant Leap for Biological Specimens http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21166 Feel Smart Again Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:06:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dawn http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21166/comment-page-1#comment-114735 Dawn Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:49:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21166#comment-114735 The Colossal Squid caught in 2007 near Antarctica has finally been thawed and is on display in New Zealand's national museum in Wellington (Te Papa). I'm going to go check it out on Boxing Day (Dec 26th)! When caught, it weighed 495 kilos (approx 1k pounds), but has shrunk in the thawing and preserving process. I've linked Te Papa's website to my name. The Colossal Squid caught in 2007 near Antarctica has finally been thawed and is on display in New Zealand’s national museum in Wellington (Te Papa). I’m going to go check it out on Boxing Day (Dec 26th)!

When caught, it weighed 495 kilos (approx 1k pounds), but has shrunk in the thawing and preserving process.

I’ve linked Te Papa’s website to my name.

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