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title: "Colossal Squid vs Great Cormorant: Who Would Win?"
description: "Who would win, Colossal Squid or Great Cormorant? Colossal Squid wins with a 88% chance in our 3-round battle simulation."
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# Colossal Squid vs Great Cormorant: Who Would Win?

Colossal Squid wins this matchup, with a 88% chance of victory against 12% for Great Cormorant in our 3-round simulation. Its biggest advantage is strike power, 47 to 14 out of 100.

The simulation puts both animals on neutral ground. In the wild, terrain, the size of the individual animals and plain luck would all change the result.

## Verdict: Colossal Squid
- **Win probability**: Colossal Squid 88%, Great Cormorant 12%
- **Decisive weapon**: Along with the giant squid, the largest eyes in the animal kingdom, about 27 centimeters (10.6 inches) across, plus tentacle-club hooks that can swivel 360 to 720 degrees to keep their grip on prey.

### Round 1: Opening Clash & Speed

Colossal Squid seizes the opening initiative with superior agility (44 vs 39), circling Great Cormorant and striking from an advantageous flank.

### Round 2: Clash of Superpowers

Colossal Squid unleashes its core evolutionary weapon: Along with the giant squid, the largest eyes in the animal kingdom, about 27 centimeters (10.6 inches) across, plus tentacle-club hooks that can swivel 360 to 720 degrees to keep their grip on prey. Great Cormorant's defense rating of 20 is severely tested as the attack breaches defenses.

### Round 3: Final Resolution

Deep into round three, Colossal Squid's superior endurance and firepower seal the contest. Delivering a definitive blow backed by Evoken's soundtrack, it incapacitates Great Cormorant.

## Fighter 1: Colossal Squid (*Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni*)
- **Superpower**: Along with the giant squid, the largest eyes in the animal kingdom, about 27 centimeters (10.6 inches) across, plus tentacle-club hooks that can swivel 360 to 720 degrees to keep their grip on prey.
- **Danger Level**: Low
- **Conservation Status**: Least Concern
- **Habitat**: Mostly the mid-depth and deep waters (meso- and bathypelagic zones) of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica; older juveniles are thought to descend to about 2,000 meters
- **Musical Match**: Evoken (Sludge Metal & Abyssal Doom)
- **Full Dossier**: [Read Colossal Squid Profile](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/colossal-squid/)

## Fighter 2: Great Cormorant (*Phalacrocorax carbo*)
- **Superpower**: A fast, agile underwater swimmer with wettable feathers and low buoyancy
- **Danger Level**: Low
- **Conservation Status**: Least Concern
- **Habitat**: Coasts, estuaries, lakes and rivers across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and northeastern North America
- **Musical Match**: Tom Tom Club (Classic Funk, Soul & Disco)
- **Full Dossier**: [Read Great Cormorant Profile](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/great-cormorant/)

## Biological Matchup Context
When contrasting Colossal Squid against Great Cormorant, tactical victory depends on physiological engagement range, strike speed, armor density, and chemical or physical defense mechanisms:
- **Colossal Squid**: The heaviest invertebrate documented, with tentacle hooks that swivel up to 720 degrees and eyes about the size of a soccer ball.
- **Great Cormorant**: A fish-chasing diver with wettable feathers, which has to hang out its wings to dry.

Pick your own matchup in the interactive arena: [Battle Arena](https://animaltracks.wiki/compare/colossal-squid-vs-great-cormorant/)

> The Battle Arena is an algorithmic thought experiment for education and entertainment. Never provoke, fight, or disturb animals in the wild.

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