Monsters of the Deep - Mythical Beasts

Did a real creature inspire the myth of the Kraken, one of the greatest sea monsters of all time?
Hundreds of years ago, our ancestors believed that a gigantic sea monster swam in the world’s oceans - the mighty Kraken. This huge sea beast was said to devour men and sink ships that sailed too close. Investigator biologist Charles Paxton is on the hunt for this terrifying monster of the deep. Did a real sea creature like the giant squid inspire these tales of the Kraken and why do the descriptions of this monster vary so much? The quest to find the Kraken explores our primal fear of the unknown - could the origins of the Kraken myth be a coded warning?
For thousands of years, civilisations believed in mythical beasts - Dragons, Cyclops, Giants, Vampires and Sea Monsters. They still fascinate us today, but where did the stories of these fabled creatures come from? How much truth lies behind the legends, and what can these myths tell us about the medieval and ancient people that created in them? This series combines action-packed location filming and computer-generated animation, with experts in archaeology and palaeontology, to unearth the secrets behind some of the most famous and terrifying mythical beasts.
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[@matteii8262]

Spoiler alert. No krakens are shown or found in this documentary. Saved you 45mins

[@HighOnScience]

Thank you, love squid and octopus, big ones are a bonus.

[@jexmarro9]

Not really the point but thanks for the warning I guess?

[@DoNotReanimate]

Thanks

[@iuliandincu4927]

What?! No????? Damn, im so disappointed! 😂🤣😂

[@mikkikas6821]

That's because there is no kraken. Not today anyway. Just like the Jersey Devil. You don't ever see any of him either in any of the documentaries, nor some of the other cryptic creatures. Bigfoot is about as tangible as it gets!😊

[@derryjones1029]

There could be loads of things in the sea we don't know about

[@heatherstewart9300]

What's REALLY unnerving, is that IF there was any actual physical evidence of ANY of these "mythological creatures, even giants, etc., ...) that if there ever WAS any kind of viable DNA recovered, we can bet that the Deep State evil scientists have already began cloning them.

[@user-jg2xe8uo4e]

Loads of mumbo jumbo.

[@bonnieroffman5453]

First, this a great video! I believe the Russians found a kraken in lake vostok in Antarctica. It was quite the shape shifter!

[@rochellesummers8894]

Thanks for the awesome sauce videos! God bless us all AMEN!

[@brianswelding]

The call of Cthulhu 😮

[@darlenesample7003]

Octopus and Squid mixed together along with the Angels adding in the mix to make Giants🤔

[@user-jg2xe8uo4e]

Advisory. No kraken was hurt while filming this mumbo jumbo.

[@Puddin_Pi]

Release the kraken!

[@jamesm0075]

I wonder if it's name is PHIL. McKracken??

[@mark.083]

No one come out with the line yet! "LET LOOSE... THE KRAKEN! 🐙

[@steven-dark]

Mine's a double, no ice :)

[@4thdoctor284]

Actually it's "RELEASE THE KRAKEN!"

[@steven-dark]

@@4thdoctor284 uMine is still a double, no ice!

[@nphipps9406]

before quid was hunted they were allowed to grow for many years, have in mind that the boat used back in the day was different from sailing boat today. remember the Viking boats

[@introvertednoise]

Let no joyful voice be heard! Let no man look up at the sky with hope! And let this day be cursed by we who ready to wake... the Kraken!

[@user-kb4zx8lg8c]

I love that line. ,kool and powerfull from Davey Jones.

[@sTraYa249]

All in Davey Jones's Locker

[@peterchasengnou4276]

They found a giant squid near the coast of japan that’s 10x bigger than what they pulled out there lol just look up giant squid japan. They have it on video

[@mykelgreene911]

The leviathan is far more gigantic and has more power then any creature in the ocean.

[@user-yf6gh7rm3v]

For the narrator, I'd choose Ian McShane (Blackbeard from POTC) or Johnny Depp.

[@yaelalexis6770]

There is still much we do not know or discover in our planet

[@Moodboard39]

Yet alone the universe

[@guccigang5269]

Forget about planet or universe. I couldn’t even understand my GF

[@andylevilanza4777]

How about a big and strange octopus

[@4thdoctor284]

Clearly those sailors were seeing different sorts of sea monsters. The Kraken isn't the only type of beastie being seen. No shape shifting to it,

[@sTraYa249]

Aye!

[@kieranclarges2514]

This program reeks of "We didnt find it, So lets just make something up!"...

[@msd3992]

Thank you bro

[@technophobe7067]

No kraken where harmed in the making of this 45 minute waste of my lifetime I will never get back!😊

[@Howler61]

Resident Evil before Resident Evil.

[@dextermorgan1]

These things are real. Too many people have seen them.

[@Mei23448]

🤡🤡🤡

[@marcuscrumpton8568]

lol

[@randomlyswatching9481]

​@@marcuscrumpton8568squid is real so...

[@marcuscrumpton8568]

@@randomlyswatching9481 not the same thing so not sure of your point

[@russcooke5671]

Jack sparrow has seen one

[@nathanfleischman9856]

I think the kelpie deserves an episode of its own.

[@sTraYa249]

Sheep dog?

[@MA-fm8du]

USS STEIN INCIDENT. A US naval ship was attacked by a huge squid/octopus

[@Mei23448]

got debunked

[@MA-fm8du]

@@Mei23448 it was on Arthur C Clarkes show and the rubbercoating on the sonar had large squidhooks in the lazerations. They showed both the hooks and the damaged rubbercoating + interviewd crewmen. Can you link soure to the debunking?

[@residentidiot9694]

​@@Mei23448no it didn't. arm chair experts.

[@Mei23448]

@@residentidiot9694 it did

[@JackRed6666]

@@Mei23448 I didnt get debunked... They even collected some sucker theeth of the attacked part.

[@LuciferReincarnate]

Due to all motorized ships, we are scaring off a lot of sea creatures. Probably now adapted to the deep.

[@sTraYa249]

I read that's why spermwhales produce Ambergris so all those hard 'beaks' can be vomited up without damage to internal structures of the whale. I have read all i can about spermwhales & its funny that people think a giant/colossal aquid can take down a grown male spermwhale....their only chance is to escape the whale & the sucker marks are often seen on their heads after being devoured or possibly escaping. Both are such amazing animals 🦑 🐳

[@mikemurphy5898]

5:50 oh man, I had to go back and listen to that again I thought he said it was named "deez nuts" ... seemed unlikely.

[@sTraYa249]

"Here be beasts"

[@bobhead6243]

That preserved squid is missing the rear section of its body , usualy from being attacked by another squid , cut clean in half by the beak .

[@DanMarin-lf7fe]

Those jelly balls are eggs

[@cherylchittenden4835]

Maybe the Medusa Squid was more prolific durring the Ice Age because the ocean waters would be colder everywhere. Then as the waters go steadily warmer it moved to the Antartic waters!?! 🍒🍒🍒

[@user-ou3lh1gi6t]

The Kraken is a basketball player in San Miguel PBA team😀😃😄😆😁

[@cherylchittenden4835]

What about the Medusa Squid from Lake Vostok down in Antarctica? They say it can change shape to mimic anything and it can hypnotize as well!?! 🍒🍒🍒

[@MargaretEd-ke3dx]

Too think that they used the same water as a toilet then drank it!

[@nphipps9406]

some doubting Thomases

[@user-kb4zx8lg8c]

Well things are changing and things that stayed DEEP are now surfacing. Be aware when you go sailing.

[@ancisuyo8056]

Kraken hahahaha. Can't stop the kraken. Bwahahahh.

[@jayzblazers1465]

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!

[@georgeboultadakis8530]

Looks like a bird the face

[@davidvangerner7241]

Summon the kraken

[@gabrieledunst]

The poor buddy is so dead. But I could imagine how it happened with these stories. Whales hunt them. So I guess it was self defence but people ::iiiiihghit there's a giant squid on my boat! 😢 I guess they saw a squid but painted a giant octopus. But it looks like in some painting

[@sonsofthewestredwhiteblue5317]

Tl;dr it’s a giant cephalopod.

[@noddygirl]

That puny giant squid is absolutely not legendary kraken.

[@jaycryptidtrooper5302]

30:42 bollocks!!!! Please!! WTF??

[@JackRed6666]

I am Sea Monster

[@Arbigale]

Release the Calamari

[@user-kb4zx8lg8c]

Yum love it

[@user-ul6dc4qc4j]

Monsters do exist. Go swim in the Pacific.

[@michaelsburger665]

no it's not, tentacles like tree stumps???????

[@jackthunderbolt4307]

Man they lost the plot, mouthing off about kelpies

[@Myelo-wm5vs]

You can find krakens in all kinds of girls not just black girls bro🎉😮

[@randomlyswatching9481]

Wtf

[@shadowsfall5394]

Dem ghetto kraken be nassy !

[@blanchybaby]

Loads of these sightings are whales and dead whales

[@2serveand2protect]

Quote: "I would not wanna meet one of these things underwater." (i.e: "krakens"). ...DON'T WORRY! ... something tells me you never will.

[@Coo85372]

I went down on a black girl on holiday one time and believe me the Kracken is real

[@randomlyswatching9481]

Yuck

[@SJ-lc3xz]

😂😂😂😂

[@shadowsfall5394]

Dat ghetto kraken sho be nassy ! 🤣🤣🤣

[@user-kb4zx8lg8c]

And youtube wants too give me shit???

[@Rachva-2024]

copyright voilation detected...this is from National Geograpic channel...i reported this video

[@shadowsfall5394]

Here be your cookie , now get lost .🙄

[@adifferentwayuk3335]

Thank goodness you're here to police the net for us.

[@user-ou3lh1gi6t]

The Kraken is a basketball player in San Miguel PBA team😀😃😄😆😁