Pictures from the depths reveal luminous and speedy animal.

Japanese researchers have gained an insight into the behaviour of the elusive Taningia danae, one of the world’s largest squid species, thanks to the first footage of the deep-sea creature. The video reveals that the animal is a speedy swimmer — not, as was thought, a lazy drifter.

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Pictures from the depths reveal luminous and speedy animal.

Japanese researchers have gained an insight into the behaviour of the elusive Taningia danae, one of the world’s largest squid species, thanks to the first footage of the deep-sea creature. The video reveals that the animal is a speedy swimmer — not, as was thought, a lazy drifter.

Read the story here.