# Why did it take so long to find giant squids?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Anna Rothschild
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/anna_rothschild_why_did_it_take_so_long_to_find_giant_squids)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In 1873, fishermen glimpsed what they thought was a shipwreck. But when they probed the mass, it moved— and huge, serpentine appendages soon besieged their boat. One fisherman took an axe to the animal, and it disappeared in a cloud of ink, leaving behind definitive evidence that giant squids were more than mythical monsters. So, what do we know about these creatures? Anna Rothschild investigates. \[Directed by Vitalii Nebelskyi, and action creative agency, narrated by Susan Zimmerman, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio\].

## Lectures

1. [Why did it take so long to find giant squids?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/anna_rothschild_why_did_it_take_so_long_to_find_giant_squids/129fb00bb542), 6 min (TED's player)