They are creatures of the deep immortalized in fictional bestsellers like Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick and Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
But these ultra-rare images of a colossal sperm whale feeding on a giant squid are the real thing.
The captivating pictures show adult sperm whales feasting on a rare giant squid. Though the squid looks small beside the enormous whales, it is thought to be an incredible eight to ten meters long.
Sea-fight: A female sperm whale with a giant squid in her mouth. Her calf follows her closely, and another whale is pictured behind her, in this rare image taken in the seas of Japan earlier this month
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