SOMETHING TO BEHOLD: Schoolchildren line up to see remains of a giant squid found off Dana Point in 2000. The 20-foot creature was thought to have been attacked by a large shark or a sperm whale. (Karen Tapia-Andersen / LAT)
ITS A LONG STORY: Greg Willis hangs onto an 18 1/2-foot oarfish, believed to weigh 500 pounds, as it is towed to his boat in the Sea of Cortez in 1996. (William Shactman / For The Times)
