Its name originates from numerous sightings in British Columbia’s Cadboro Bay, combined with “saurus”, which means “lizard”.

in which she takes us on "a fascinating journey through 15,000 years of human imagination and mythology, exploring the incredible variety of monstrous creatures we have created and what they can ...

and occasional dead specimens snagged by deep-sea fishing vessels. These rare finds confirmed the creature’s existence and earned the colossal squid the title of largest living invertebrate on Earth, ...