Scientists Wanted to Know How Many Squid Pilot Whales Eat Each Day. What They Found Was Astounding

Here’s some important life advice: do not try to challenge a short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) to a squid-eating contest. Research out today shows that these marine mammals can pack away hundreds of live calamari a day.

For the first time ever, a large international team of researchers has quantified the diets of short-finned pilot whales living in the waters near Hawaii. They found that a single whale can consume up to 200 squid a day, while whales in the region…