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Giant squid washes up on Tasmanian beach
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7-11-2007 3:54 AM
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background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22055776-2,00.html"><DIV>"The main mantle of the squid is about one metre across and its total length is about eight metres. </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22055776-2,00.html"><DIV>Mr Pemberton said it was the first time a giant squid had washed ashore on Tasmania's west coast. </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22055776-2,00.html"><DIV>"In mid-winter they congregate along the Continental Shelf, off Tasmania's west coast, and feed on Grenadier fish,'' he said. </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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