Kyoichi Mori
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Kyoichi Mori is a Japanese
whale watcher who assisted Tsunemi Kubodera
in taking the first photographs of a living giant squid
in its natural habitat. He is a member of the Ogasawara Whale Watching Association
and specialises is sperm whale
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came to Chichi-jima
, a part of the Bonin Islands archipelago, with the desire to film the giant squid alive in its natural habitat. Kyoichi, a native of Chichi-jima was able to provide locations of sperm whales that he had tracked, and, since sperm whales are known to feed on giant squid, the belief was that they could follow the whales to the squid. Kudobera and Mori succeeded in taking the first photographs of a living giant squid
in its natural habitat on September 30, 2004.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
whale watcher who assisted Tsunemi Kubodera
Tsunemi Kubodera
is a Japanese zoologist with the National Science Museum of Japan. On September 30, 2004, Kubodera and his team became the first people to photograph a live giant squid in its natural habitat...
in taking the first photographs of a living giant squid
Giant squid
The giant squid is a deep-ocean dwelling squid in the family Architeuthidae, represented by as many as eight species...
in its natural habitat. He is a member of the Ogasawara Whale Watching Association
Ogasawara Whale Watching Association
The Ogasawara Whale Watching Association is an association that regulates whale watching in the Ogasawara Islands. Since 1989 the Ogasawara Whale Watching Association has been conducting research on and educating people about whales...
and specialises is sperm whale
Sperm Whale
The sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, is a marine mammal species, order Cetacea, a toothed whale having the largest brain of any animal. The name comes from the milky-white waxy substance, spermaceti, found in the animal's head. The sperm whale is the only living member of genus Physeter...
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Giant squid
In late 2002, Tsunemi KuboderaTsunemi Kubodera
is a Japanese zoologist with the National Science Museum of Japan. On September 30, 2004, Kubodera and his team became the first people to photograph a live giant squid in its natural habitat...
came to Chichi-jima
Chichi-jima
, formerly known as Peel Island and in the 19th century known to the English as part of the Bonin Islands, is the largest island in the Ogasawara archipelago. Chichi-jima is approximately 150 miles north of Iwo Jima. The island is within the political boundaries of Ogasawara Town, Ogasawara...
, a part of the Bonin Islands archipelago, with the desire to film the giant squid alive in its natural habitat. Kyoichi, a native of Chichi-jima was able to provide locations of sperm whales that he had tracked, and, since sperm whales are known to feed on giant squid, the belief was that they could follow the whales to the squid. Kudobera and Mori succeeded in taking the first photographs of a living giant squid
Giant squid
The giant squid is a deep-ocean dwelling squid in the family Architeuthidae, represented by as many as eight species...
in its natural habitat on September 30, 2004.