By Richard Ellis Paperback : 336 Pages October 1, 1999 Richard Ellis is one of the foremost painters of Marine Natural History art in the United States, and is an accomplished writer on the subject to boot. He’s published roughly 80 magazine and journal articles, and over a dozen books. The Search for the Giant Squid , published in 1999, tells the fantastic tale of genus Architeuthis , the largest animals in the world to have never been seen alive (at time of publication, see blow). Ellis recounts our history with the Squid, and the mythology that it inspired. Tales of sea serpents and the formidable Kraken were no doubt misinterpretations of Squid sightings, and these sightings continued to baffle sailors well into the modern era. Even today there is so little known about the Giant Squid. Ellis details our fascination with Architeuthis , and how we’ve struggled to hunt down and understand these giants among animals. Aside from covering the Squids biology and natural history, cha...
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