# Giant Squid drags Sperm Whale to drown it: how does squid "anchor" itself? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 7, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-drags-sperm-whale-to-drown-it-how-does-squid-anchor-itself/649628 "2013-02-07T20:13:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-drags-sperm-whale-to-drown-it-how-does-squid-anchor-itself/649628/21 "2013-02-08T15:07:57Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Humans. Humans have a long history of occasionally deliberately going after prey that is dangerous to them. No doubt because big game hunting in large part is about showing off how good a hunter or brave you are, not efficiently gathering meat. They don’t routinely go after animals for food (which is what I would consider “prey”) unless they have a pretty big advantage, although an occasional hunter may be hurt or killed. In some cultures, such as the Masai, young warriors may have to kill a dangerous predator like a lion as a test of courage, but that’s not the same as going after prey. With respect to the OP, I am not aware of any evidence that a giant squid has any ability to keep a sperm whale from surfacing. As has been said, the whale far outweighs it and is much more powerful. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-drags-sperm-whale-to-drown-it-how-does-squid-anchor-itself/649628.md?page=1)