Giant squid wounded by skateboarder surfers on shore

The giant squid wounded trying to roll the tentacle around the skateboard when a South African resident brought it ashore.

James Taylor spotted a giant squid wounded while surfing with his wife in the sea near Melkbosstrand, a coastal village about 32km north of Cape Town, South Africa, in March, according to Earth Touch News.

"He was badly injured and could hardly survive when I caught him," Taylor said.

Taylor said the squid had faded with a few broken tentacles and the whole body had been bitten."He was seriously injured and could hardly survive when I caught him. He didn't even try to swim far away, so we decided to help him less miserable when he came ashore. It seemed to be the best thing. we can do it then, " Taylor said.

Taylor decided to jump down and tie a rope around the ink to pull it ashore, but not to save it."I tried to bring it ashore for research purposes before it was eaten by seals in the eating area , " Taylor said on Facebook.

The ink tried to use tentacles to curl around Taylor's skateboard during the process of being taken ashore. However, experts believe that exposure to this large-sized squid, even an injured animal, can be dangerous to Taylor. The giant squid is extremely strong and their sharp beak is constructed to bite off hard prey shells. Both Taylor and his wife later returned to the shore safely.

The video captured Taylor's shared scene that attracted more than 47,000 views on Instagram. Some viewers were amused while others wondered about the rationality of taking the injured squid to shore.

Giant squid (Architeuthis) is up to 13-14m long with females and 10m with males. They live in deep waters north of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. This squid is said to be aggressive, or attack other animals, including fishermen and their boats.