The colossal squid, the world's largest squid species, was caught on video for the first time swimming in its natural habitat, according to California's Schmidt Ocean Institute.

Another, the colossal squid, was filmed alive for the first time ever in March, during a different research expedition by the Schmidt Ocean Institute around the South Sandwich Islands.

A colossal squid has been caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers steering a remotely operated submersible.