Ur probably right Penny, they would have spent thousands of dollars on an exploration to find a giant squid and once they caught it thought "Ummm.... Now what do we do with it?"
As far as i am aware they have the worlds largest aquarium that is actually so big they keep whale sharks. So i don't think they would have had any big issues of housing it. Speaking of housings needing to be exactly like the natural habitat... how are your snakes housed? Do they have an entire bushland to raom around? Do you leave them alone during the day considering they are nocturnal?
C'mon people, don't be so pedantic. Would you say the same things if it were and Aussie expedition?
They are obviously having some issues if they cant get the squid out of the water let alone into their tank. Yes I would say the same thing if it was an aussie expedition. I'm not racist or anything like that, the point is what is happening to the animal, not which country is doing it.
No, my snakes don't live in an entire bushland to roam around in. They are also not endangered or dying in their enclosure and they do have everything they need in there to survive, except of course a food source which I provide for them. They are also a pet, not a scientific experiment with thousands if not millions of dollars backing my snake enclosure. believe me, if I had that kinda money given to me for my snakes, they would get their bushland.
penny, studying somehting in a captive environment will really not show much about the things that needs to be known. And if they dont know enough about it, then the chances of making good husbandry decisions will probably mean that it would die anyway.
I am so sick of greenies.
I didn't say I was all for them studying it in a captive environment, but if they were going to, they might as well do it right. I would rather see one caught alive and studied instead of one killed in the attempt of catching it, although i would much rather it if they were left alone, but my thoughts aren't going to stop teuthologists from doing what they do for science.
Now stop right there Hsut77! Put that woolworths salad down! Don't you know that has baby rocket and beetroot leaves in it that are unashamedly plucked from the living plant! Go eat a peice of veal you eco-terroroist supporting greeny!
I'm pretty sure that those baby rockets and beetroot leaves you speak of were farmed for the specific purpose of being consumed in woolworths salads.
I don't think it is necessary for scientists to probe every single life form for any and all information they can get. No, Giant Squids may not be endangered, and sure knocking off a couple here and there isn't a big deal, but it doesn't make it ok to do it.
.i know bay squid (calimari and arrow head) that i catch are very fragile and die quickly when out of the water...
That was the point I was trying to make earlier.. once they caught it what were they going to do with it? They would have to have some sort of underwater pressurised tank that could fit onto the boat and then the truck that would transport the squid to the enormous aquarium waruikazi described..
-Penny
