London car hire customers to see colossal squid in museum?

Car hire customers with a keen interest in marine wildlife may want to visit the Natural History Museum and see the latest addition to its range.

A colossal squid has joined the giant squid as an exhibit, after it was caught in 2005 off the South Georgia islands.

It is approximately 2.5m long and includes arms, one tentacle and the head.

Jonathan Ablett, curator of the Mollusca wing, said: "It [is] really amazing to add this specimen to the collection and even more exciting to get it on public display."

It can be viewed – along with fish, reptiles and deep sea invertebrates – as part of a spirit collection tour, which takes people through the Darwin centre.

Mr Ablett stated that the greater amount of specimens they get their hands on, the more they will be able to find out about the animal.

The building also houses various dinosaur fossils and a life-sized recreation of a blue whale.

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