The color video shows the creature floating vertically, eating the bait squid.The giant squid is 9 to 10 feet long and is missing its two longest tentacles(触须).With those tentacles,it could have measured up to 26 feet long.It has huge black eyes,the size of dinner plates.“It was shining and so beautiful,”Kubodera said.
Because the deep ocean is so unfriendly to humans,little is known about the giant squid.Scientists say catching the
mysterious creature on video is an important step toward
understanding it.For centuries,sailors had reported seeing a
huge,ocean dwelling beast,thought to be the giant squid.The
creature is also believed to be the subject of the Nordic myth of
the kraken,a sea creature that supposedly attacked ships in Scandinavian waters over the past thousands of years.
1.Why is it difficult to film the giant squid?
A.Because it
is illegal to film the giant squid.
B.Because it is too expensive to make such a film.C.Because the giant squid lives in the dark deep ocean.
D.Because the giant squid is dangerous
to humans.
2.We can learn from the first paragraph that scientists________.
A.first saw the giant squid in the ocean
B.discovered a new sea creature in the ocean
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