Whiplash squid dropped by sperm whale in waters around Sri Lanka

A small Chiroteuthidae squid dropped by a sperm whale. This family of squid are generally small to medium in size, soft and gelatinous, slow moving. This one looks too small to have been a targeted meal for a sperm whale.

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A small Chiroteuthidae squid dropped by a sperm whale. This family of squid are generally small to medium in size, soft and gelatinous, slow moving. This one looks too small to have been a targeted meal for a sperm whale.