The Kraken: when myth encounters science

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Autor(a) principal: Salvador,Rodrigo B.
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Tomotani,Barbara M.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: História. Ciências. Saúde-Manguinhos
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702014000300971
Resumo: Hundreds of years ago, sailors were terrified by the Kraken, a dreadful sea monster capable of sinking ships and with a taste for human flesh. Today we know the legends of this monster were based on sightings of giant squids. This animal belongs to the genus Architeuthis and was the subject of many scientific studies. Despite its enormous size (up to 18m), the giant squid is astoundingly elusive and much of its biology remains unknown. Thus shrouded in mystery, Architeuthis is almost a mythological creature and has a place both in science and in myth: the very last of the legends to persist to this day.
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spelling The Kraken: when myth encounters scienceArchiteuthiscephalopodgiant squidMicrocosmus marinussea serpentHundreds of years ago, sailors were terrified by the Kraken, a dreadful sea monster capable of sinking ships and with a taste for human flesh. Today we know the legends of this monster were based on sightings of giant squids. This animal belongs to the genus Architeuthis and was the subject of many scientific studies. Despite its enormous size (up to 18m), the giant squid is astoundingly elusive and much of its biology remains unknown. Thus shrouded in mystery, Architeuthis is almost a mythological creature and has a place both in science and in myth: the very last of the legends to persist to this day.Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz2014-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702014000300971História, Ciências, Saúde-Manguinhos v.21 n.3 2014reponame:História. Ciências. Saúde-Manguinhosinstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)instacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0104-59702014000300010info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSalvador,Rodrigo B.Tomotani,Barbara M.eng2015-10-27T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0104-59702014000300971Revistahttp://www.revistahcsm.coc.fiocruz.br/PUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||hscience@coc.fiocruz.br1678-47580104-5970opendoar:2015-10-27T00:00História. Ciências. Saúde-Manguinhos - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Kraken: when myth encounters science
title The Kraken: when myth encounters science
spellingShingle The Kraken: when myth encounters science
Salvador,Rodrigo B.
Architeuthis
cephalopod
giant squid
Microcosmus marinus
sea serpent
title_short The Kraken: when myth encounters science
title_full The Kraken: when myth encounters science
title_fullStr The Kraken: when myth encounters science
title_full_unstemmed The Kraken: when myth encounters science
title_sort The Kraken: when myth encounters science
author Salvador,Rodrigo B.
author_facet Salvador,Rodrigo B.
Tomotani,Barbara M.
author_role author
author2 Tomotani,Barbara M.
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Salvador,Rodrigo B.
Tomotani,Barbara M.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Architeuthis
cephalopod
giant squid
Microcosmus marinus
sea serpent
topic Architeuthis
cephalopod
giant squid
Microcosmus marinus
sea serpent
description Hundreds of years ago, sailors were terrified by the Kraken, a dreadful sea monster capable of sinking ships and with a taste for human flesh. Today we know the legends of this monster were based on sightings of giant squids. This animal belongs to the genus Architeuthis and was the subject of many scientific studies. Despite its enormous size (up to 18m), the giant squid is astoundingly elusive and much of its biology remains unknown. Thus shrouded in mystery, Architeuthis is almost a mythological creature and has a place both in science and in myth: the very last of the legends to persist to this day.
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