Giant Squid Facts | Facts about Giant Squids

When was a giant squid first filmed?

A live giant squid was photographed in the wild for the first time in 2004 and filmed in 2012.

Giant and colossal squid have the largest eyes in the animal kingdom, about the size of a dinner plate.

Giant squid can grow to about 40 feet long.

Sperm whales eat giant squid and often have sucker scars from fighting them.

The giant squid may have inspired the legend of the Kraken.

A colossal squid was filmed alive in the wild for the first time in 2025.

Squid have hard beaks.

A squid's brain is shaped like a doughnut, and its esophagus passes through the middle.

The Smithsonian has a giant squid on display.

Giant squid stay buoyant using ammonia in their tissues.