For as long as people have sailed the seas there have been reports of terrifying sea monsters attacking ships, lunging up out of the ocean and pulling sailors into the abyss. It turns out, some of these reports may actually be based on some truth.
National Geographic goes after the facts in a series of expeditions designed in part to capture a holy grail of science, as well as natural history filmmaking: Search for the Giant Squid.
Plunge into the eerie depths of the ocean to seek a creature that has never been seen alive. What sailors’ lore described as terrible, tentacled, ship-eating monster….. we now know to be a formidable, real-life animal that can weigh almost one ton and reach nearly 60 feet in length: Architeuthis, the Giant Squid.
During the journey, a team of scientists make unprecedented discoveries by using the remarkable Crittercam: an underwater, video and data recording camera developed by National Geographic scientists.
The Crittercams are mounted on the back of sperm whales and capture never before seen behaviour of some real life sea-monsters. This way, the Squid-hunting whales provide us with the incredible footage from their point of view!
Immerse yourself in the dark, watery netherworld between fantasy and fact, as National Geographic takes you hunting for Sea Monsters.
Reviews:
“Really well done video, provides some interesting information on the never-seen-alive giant squid and the hunt for it today. Truly the most enigmatic of creatures, this largest living invertebrate is still poorly known as far as its life habits and daily activities go. A real life monster, this video documents some of the extraordinary efforts undertaken to see and/or film this creature alive. One of the methods they tried to use to see the giant squid was to attach durable cameras to sperm whales. Fascinating to not only see the whales up close but see what they see as they dive! So really the program is great if you like giant squid and/or if you like whales.“
“This is an amazing video and I highly recommend it for anyone who has any interest in marine life. Thankfully it contains virtually no evolutionary nonsense - only some of the most fascinating footage I have ever seen, as well as many little known facts about squid and whales. Engrossing from beginning to end.”
No comments:
Post a Comment