ماهی مرکب عظيم الجثه

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Until now there's been no photographic evidence of living giant squids. But scientists have known of their existence from the remains of dead specimens that have been washed up onto the shore. The largest of these have measured 18 metres across!

They've been hard to capture on film because they live so far under the sea. It's perhaps this mystery that has helped make these creatures part of seafaring folklore. They've been portrayed as monsters of the deep that fight with sperm whales and overturn vessels.

These first ever images should therefore shed some light on what the giant squid is really like. Initial findings suggest that although these tales may have been exaggerated, the giant squid is fierce and fast moving. The pictures show that they use their long tentacles to envelop sea creatures in much the same way that pythons coil around their prey.

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photographic evidence of living giant squids
شواهد تصويری (عينی) از ماهی های مرکب عظيم الجثه زنده

remains of dead specimens
بقايای نمونه های مرده، در اينجا: آنچه از اجساد ماهی های مرکب مرده بجای مانده است

washed up onto the shore
آب آنها را به ساحل آورده است

hard to capture on film
فيلمبرداری از آن مشکل است

seafaring folklore
داستان های فولکلوريک مربوط به دريا

portrayed as monsters of the deep
به عنوان هيولای دريا معرفی شده (اند)

shed some light on
اطلاعات بيشتری می دهد

although these tales may have been exaggerated
اگر چه ممکن است در اين داستانها اغراق شده باشد

tentacles
چنگک، شاخکها، درمورد ماهی مرکب: بازوها

pythons coil around their prey
مارهای بوآ به دور طعمه خود می پيچند