Live giant squid caught on film

The New York Times reports that a pair of Japanese researchers have made the first recorded observations of a giant squid in the wild. Having been fond of these elusive giants for years, my first comment is, I want to see the footage! I hope they post it online soon.

"Working some 600 miles south of Tokyo off the Bonin Islands, known in Japan as the Ogasawara Islands, they managed to photograph the creature with a robotic camera at a depth of 3,000 feet. During a struggle lasting more than four hours, the 26-foot-long animal took the proffered bait and eventually broke free, leaving behind an 18-foot length of tentacle.">First Giant Squid Captured in Wild (on Film, That Is) - New York Times: "Working some 600 miles south of Tokyo off the Bonin Islands, known in Japan as the Ogasawara Islands, they managed to photograph the creature with a robotic camera at a depth of 3,000 feet. During a struggle lasting more than four hours, the 26-foot-long animal took the proffered bait and eventually broke free, leaving behind an 18-foot length of tentacle."