The squid whisperer strikes again!

Kersten Franke discovered his second giant squid on the ocean beach approx 6 km from the base of the Spit. He was driving an early morning tour and spotted it just after sunrise.

These ten legged monsters arrive on the beach every four or five years. This one was not quite as large as the last one which was even more rare because it had hooks on its tentacles not suckers.

The Department of Conservation collect them, freeze them and send them off to a scientist to study in Auckland.