When it comes to determining the size of giant squid and other large sea animals, humans have a tendency to exaggerate, a new study suggests.
A team of researchers compared scientific and popular media reports of body sizes for 25 species of marine creatures, including whales, sharks, squids, and other giant ocean dwellers, and found that most of the animals were smaller than what was reported.
Image: A diver is dwarfed by a giant jellyfish. Credit: Yomiuri Shimbun
