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Vendaval -> San Diego quake + giant squid on shore (7/13/2009 4:45:15 PM)
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The San Diego area had a 4.0 earthquake this morning and on the beaches something strange happened...
Massive Squid Wash Up in Quake Aftermath
Jumbo Humboldt squid wash-up minutes after 4.0 earthquake hit off the coast of La Jolla
By MICHELLE WAYLAND
Updated 11:42 AM PDT, Mon, Jul 13, 2009
"Dozens of dazed Humboldt squid, which were roughly three- to four-feet long and weighed close to 40 pounds, were found flapping around on La Jolla Shores beach.
“It’s like their equilibrium is all messed up and they don’t know what they’re doing and they can’t back out there,” said beachgoer Bill Baumann. “It was like they got -- I don’t know -- all shook up.”
It didn’t take long for the seagulls to swoop in and start feeding on the squid, so beachgoers ran to the rescue and tried frantically to save them by throwing them back in the water. That proved to be a difficult task for several reasons: they were extremely heavy, very slippery, and when the good Samaritans did manage to get them back them in water, the squid didn’t know which way to go and kept washing back up on shore.
“Some people were saying it was the earthquake this morning that caused them to get disoriented, but who knows? Feher said. "
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Dazed-Giant-Sea-Creatures-Wash-Up-Minutes-After-Quake--.html?yhp=1
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