Why do squids release black ink? Kuya Kim explains

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Why do squids release black ink? Kuya Kim explains
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Squids are tentacled sea creatures that are known to emit black ink, but why do they do so?

According to #KuyaKimAnoNa on “24 Oras” Wednesday, the black ink is the squid’s natural defense mechanism. It releases the dark substance to hide itself from a predator.

Meanwhile, a recent video went viral for showing a giant squid or dalupapa caught by fishermen in Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental. The giant squid measured “dalawang dipa” or six feet long and weighed 100 kg, according to Benjie Geñoso, one of the fishermen.He also said the largest squid caught measured 59 feet and weighed almost 1 ton, and the giant squid’s eyes was among the largest in animal kingdom at 10 inches diameter.

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