Neil Landman is the curator of invertebrate paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History. When he got a call about a 30-foot giant squid that was offered to the museum, he said yes. But how does one go about getting a giant squid from New Zealand to New York? And even if you ship it, how would you preserve it? After all, you just can’t plunk a 30-foot-long specimen into a jar!
Hey, if you’re a museum curator, it’s your responsibility to figure out how to get the job done! -via Digg