Current Events: Giant Squid Thawed

GIANT SQUID THAWED> On Tuesday, April 29, New Zealand scientist began to thaw out a giant squid of 1,089 pounds (about 494 kg). No one has ever seen a colossal giant squid live in it's natural habitat and futher examination of this squid can help scientist understand how these species live.
The squid was actually accidently caught by fisherman, who were fishing for Patagonian toothfish in Antarctica, when the giant squid started to eat the bait. When the fishermen found this out, they quickly captured the amazing creature and froze it to preserve it. The national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa, later took possession of it.

Colossal squid, which have long been one of the most mysterious denizens of the deep ocean, can grow up to 46 feet long, descend to 6,500 feet into the ocean and are considered aggressive hunters. They also have the biggest eyes to the animal world. It can be the size of a basketball.

This giant squid is actually believed to be the largest specimen of the rare deep-water species Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, or colossal squid, ever caught. The previous largest colossal squid ever found was a 660 pound female squid discovered in 2003, the first ever landed. After it is thawed out, scientists will examine the squid's anatomical features, remove the stomach, beak and other mouth parts, take tissue samples for DNA analysis and determine its gender. If it is a male, it will prove that male giant squids exists as they have never actually found the male species of giant squid before.

FREE QUESTION: Do you think cutting up this rare species is good for educational purposes or do you think that we should just leave it in peace?