Rare giant squid captured by sperm whale researchers in Gulf of Mexico | New Orleans Metro Real Time News - - NOLA.com

Rare giant squid captured by sperm whale researchers in Gulf of Mexico | New Orleans Metro Real Time News - - NOLA.com: "Looking something like an alien being from the movie 'Independence Day,' the 19 1/2-foot-long, 103-pound giant squid pulled from 1,500 feet beneath the Gulf of Mexico recently is helping marine scientists better understand the eating habits of sperm whales.

Biologists with the Minerals Management Service are attempting to identify the fish and squid species preferred by the estimated 1,665 sperm whales that call the Gulf their home, said MMS research biologist Deborah Epperson."