However, it is still not known exactly how long giant squids have been around, and scientists have only begun to widely accept their existence since the confirmation of Rev. Harvey's specimen in 1873.

Join Oliver Crimmen, Senior Curator of Fish, and Jon Ablett, Senior Curator of Mollusca, as they explore the real-life inspiration behind fantastic sea monsters of yore that are lurking in the ...

For centuries there have been legends about the existence of a sea monster that engulfs ships with its several arms. This footage of a sea creature might have turned that myth into reality..