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  • Giant Squid Defrosts At The Te Papa Museum
  • Giant Squid Defrosts At The Te Papa Museum
  • Giant Squid Defrosts At The Te Papa Museum
  • Giant Squid Defrosts At The Te Papa Museum
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Giant Squid Defrosts At The Te Papa Museum
Giant Squid Defrosts At The Te Papa Museum

The creature is 8 meters (26 foot) long which is longer than a London bus and weighs 500 kilos.

(Photo by Marty Melville/Getty Images)

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