One gigantic mystery: scientists use clues to reveal the secretive life of the giant squid.(LIFE MOLLUSKS) From: Science World | Date: March 6, 2006| Author: Janes, Patricia | COPYRIGHT 2006 Scholastic, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Last fall, word spread around the globe at lightning speed: Japanese scientists had snapped photos of the elusive giant squid swimming deep in the Pacific Ocean. "Until then, no one had ever seen the creature alive," says Neil Landman, a paleontologist at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York.

Although the scientist spends most of his time analyzing fossils, or traces of ancient marine organisms, Landman studies the giant squid too. His goal: to unrav...

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