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Lower Oxygen Fuels Squid Boom

Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From: Pat Maxwell
Length: 00:01:30

You've heard about following your bliss. Well, here's a creature that's simply following dinner. Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-2 You've heard about following your bliss. Well, here's a creature that's simply following dinner. The Humboldt is a large squid sometimes called the "red devil?" by fishermen in the Gulf of California because of its reddish skin and aggressive predatory behavior. Their diet includes lanternfish, and hake -- small fish that live in oxygen-depleted waters with hardly any sunlight. Lately, there's been an invasion of Humboldt squid...

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Piece Description

You've heard about following your bliss. Well, here's a creature that's simply following dinner. The Humboldt is a large squid sometimes called the "red devil?" by fishermen in the Gulf of California because of its reddish skin and aggressive predatory behavior. Their diet includes lanternfish, and hake -- small fish that live in oxygen-depleted waters with hardly any sunlight. Lately, there's been an invasion of Humboldt squid...