The Giant Squid is "perhaps the most mysterious of nature's giants." Throughout history, the media portrayed the Giant Squid as monsters from the deep ocean. Largely due to specimens found dead on beaches, that is how scientists know of the Giant Squid. Since they live in waters that are so deep and so cold (300-1000m), scientists know virtually nothing about them. Giant Squids live on a diet of fish, prawns, and other squids. The predator of the Giant Squid is the Sperm Whale.
Recently, scientists found a way to study the giant squid aside from dead specimens. The wikipedia article on the giant squid mentions "Because Sperm Whales are skilled at finding giant squid, scientists have tried to observe them to study the squid." In September of 2004, scientists off Japan took the first photographs of a Giant Squid in its natural habitat. More research is seemingly being done to better understand the giant squid and the mysteries surrounding it.
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