Many, many giant squid beached on the coasts of Chile. A mass die-off has affected the species Dosidicus gigas also known as the Humboldt squid. These large creatures live in South American waters. At least until their existence is brutally cut short
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Many, many squid giants beached on the coasts of Chile. A mass death has struck the species Dosidicus gigabytes also known as Humboldt squid. These large creatures live in South American waters. At least until their existence is brutally cut short.
According to the first hypotheses, the phenomenon of El Niño it may have a connection with this 'tide' of cephalopods on the island of Santa Maria, Chile. Here, the inhabitants have found huge quantities of squid corpses. A gruesome as well as lasting vision.
The bodies of about 10.000 of these large cephalopods have invaded one of the beaches of this small island causing a health alarm, in addition to the concern of the population. The experts who went to the site have not yet been able to determine with certainty the causes of death and stranding of the squid, but they cannot rule out the relationship with The boy.
The latter is a periodic climatic phenomenon that occurs in the central Pacific Ocean in the months of December and January on average every five years. However, its intensity and frequency can also change due to changes climate and in turn affect the extent of global warming.
The experts they explained a LaVanguardia that may have been pollution to cause the mass death of squid or again, thehigh sea water temperature. On the coasts of the island of Santa Maria beaching of molluscs and dead fish at this time of year (summer in the southern hemisphere) is relatively common, but has never before occurred with giant squid.
An enormous damage to the environment and the marine ecosystem, but also to humans. The local population for days felt the presence of a odor revolting and helped remove the poor creatures from the beaches before they were totally decaying. A very difficult undertaking, given the quantity of carcasses on the shore.
Francesca Mancuso
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