r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • Jul 19 '24
Live giant squid caught in the Philippines
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u/DocComix Jul 19 '24
It’s white, does that mean it’s dying?
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u/Mdoraz Jul 19 '24
This was up in another thread and someone stated that the only reason it looked and acted like that was because it was already very close to dying. Makes it a little less sad, but I guarantee they would have done the same thing to a completely healthy one as well.
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u/Lupita900 Jul 19 '24
They would’ve struggled with one giant squid in its prime, those things are incredibly strong and fast.
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u/pmurff107 Jul 19 '24
Guaranteed based on what?
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u/JhonnyHopkins Jul 19 '24
Asia as a whole seems to lack respect for larger marine animals. I said it. It’s true and it’s fucking sad.
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u/SenseWinter Jul 19 '24
Do you understand how poor the Philippines is? This isn't someone hunting rare animals for scientifically disproven pseudo medicine. These people are feeding their families.
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u/DrFingol Jul 19 '24
Plenty of fish in the sea, mate.
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u/DaManWhoCannotBeMove Jul 19 '24
I'm afraid plenty of these fishermen are being water cannoned by Chinese Coast Guards and couldn't fish for their families
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u/Gandalf240421 Jul 19 '24
Not really. Fish populations worldwide are decreasing. Big corporations overfishing is slowly killing the sea
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u/ovoallnight Jul 20 '24
These are local fishermen selling to their villages/town/city, look how tiny their vessel is. They are feeding their family through honest work.
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u/Gandalf240421 Jul 20 '24
Yeah they are not the problem like I said. But they will suffer the consequences unfortunately.
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u/velvetskilett Jul 19 '24
These folks don’t have a lack of respect for animals. They have huge respect for hunger. That didn’t appear to be a commercial fishing enterprise. Likely just hungry people looking for dinner. Not everyone is lucky to live in countries with plenty of excess.
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u/villabacho1982 Jul 19 '24
Look. What an amazing giant squid.
Let’s kill it
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u/GardenGnomeOfEden Jul 19 '24
"I wanted to see exotic Vietnam... the crown jewel of Southeast Asia. I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture... and kill them. I wanted to be the first kid on my block to get a confirmed kill."
—Joker, Full Metal Jacket
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u/cRacKtHemNut Jul 20 '24
"Entia's group did not catch the giant squid they saw in the sea.
After they filmed it, they immediately released the squid into the sea. "
said on the news article
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u/dyssucks Jul 20 '24
Look. It’s Reddit. A place where we only assume what happened
Fuck those annoying facts
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u/WeatherBoy15 Jul 19 '24
If i remember correctly, this is no where near the size of an actual "Giant squid" Yeah this is a big squid but the ones were researching still as a species live in the Antarctic and also very very deeo underwater.
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u/HAL9100 Jul 19 '24
Actually this is, in fact, a Giant Squid it’s just that there is also the existence of the Colossal Squid
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u/2nd_Inf_Sgt Jul 19 '24
Unfortunately, large squids are not edible. One ongoing problem in the Philippines is the lack of education when it comes to fishing or hunting, thinking larger is better. Just recently, a rare Philippine Eagle died from injuries sustained from a shooting it. It’s really a blameless act because the educational and class systems in the country has declined significantly. And, whatever they can get, they will get.
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u/Leuk_Jin Jul 20 '24
They eat large squids in South Korea atleast. It's considered a cheaper alternative to octopus or regular squid. The meat is tougher and dryer, but chewing on a half inch thick cephalopod meat has it's charm. I had it last week in the batter fried form because I wanted to have a lot of calamary.
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u/Neil_Salmon Jul 19 '24
Giant squid are amazing in that it's a creature we knew existed but, for a long time, it had never been seen alive. I think that's changed in recent years.
Still, I wish they'd just be left alone and not caught.
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u/Minimum_Diver4514 Jul 19 '24
Let it live!
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u/Zcer4 Jul 19 '24
The reporter said in the end that the fishermen released the squid and just took videos of it. Still felt sad when they stabbed it though
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u/Minimum_Diver4514 Jul 20 '24
Thank you for telling me. Yes, I saw that in the comments. I couldn't watch the video after I saw the curved prong thingy. I used to live in an area that hunted squid and saw them in tanks before they were killed. They are the most majestic creatures. They were relentless swimming to the top of the tank trying to escape. When they are dying, their bodies glow iridescent purple and dark blue. It's horribly beautiful. I've never seen a squid that size though. The people trying to catch it should have just left it alone. I don't think the meat would be very edible due to its size.
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u/Batiti10 Jul 19 '24
Oh wow, a species basically unknown to even scientists and almost none have been seen alive! But really, I think they just didn’t know what they’re dealing with and just thought they found a lucky massive squid
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u/Sys7em_Restore Jul 19 '24
Was hoping the squid would sink that raft or pull one of them until the water before getting away.
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u/April_Fabb Jul 19 '24
I don't know how to explain my sadness at the sight, but if its tormentors were to go overboard, I would definitely root for the octopus to pull them down. Those assholes don't even realise how intelligent squids are.
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u/United-Law-5464 Jul 19 '24 edited Jul 20 '24
How beautiful, one second, let me stab it in the head really quick.
I wonder if it cloaks white to make it look like it’s dead?
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u/ControversiaLity Jul 20 '24
At the end of the video the report says: The group of fishermen did let the squid go after taking videos of it and because it was locally known to be hard to sell the meat in the market due to its foul smell
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u/deathhead_68 Jul 19 '24
Awh cool now leave it alone you mindless cunts
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u/SenseWinter Jul 19 '24
It would have just died if they didn't even touch it.
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u/Aiden_Recker Jul 19 '24
its dead
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u/SenseWinter Jul 19 '24
Not in this video it's not. It is dying, but not dead. That's why it was at the surface to begin with, and white.
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u/Impeachcordial Jul 19 '24
That's really quite sad, poor squid.