A colossal squid was filmed in its natural environment by scientists for the first time, according to the Schmidt Ocean Institute.

Using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), they've captured the first-ever confirmed footage of a colossal squid in its natural habitat, 2,000 feet under the ocean's surface. Kat Bolstad, a marine biologist at New Zealand's Auckland University of Technology who specializes in the glass squid family,

The colossal squid was captured on video swimming in the deep sea for the first time since it was identified a century ago. The squid was formally identified and named in 1925.