Judith Jango-Cohen 
Real-Life Sea Monsters 

Long ago, sailors told tales about terrible monsters that lurked in the sea. Many of their stories may have been based on amazing-but real-sea creatures. Giant squid catch their food with tentacles and fight huge sperm whales. Manatees breathe air and must eat 100 pounds of food every day. Fifty-foot long oarfish have silvery, snakelike bodies. What monsters could they have inspired? Find out more about these real-life sea monsters and the scary stories sailors told about them!