A colossal squid was found in the Ross Sea in Antarctica in December 2013 and was frozen until Tuesday, September 16 when it was dissected and examined by scientists in New Zealand.

The dissection of the colossal squid which weighed 350 kilograms was recorded on camera and the footage was shared online to be streamed.

The three-hour video showed how scientists at the Te Papa Museum, the national museum of New Zealand, examined the squid and how they went through every part of the creature, one by one.

According to Auckland University of Technology's Kat Bolstad, who spearheaded the examination, the squid is a female and "very big, very beautiful." Its eight arms were over a meter long.

"This is essentially an intact specimen, which is almost an unparalleled opportunity for us to examine," Bolstad shared. "This is a spectacular opportunity."

"This one had two perfect eyes," Bolstad added. "They have very large and very delicate eyes because they live in the deep sea. It's very rare to see an eye in good condition at all."

Apart from the live streaming they offered, the video had been uploaded on YouTube for those who were not able to catch the examination live, and Te Papa's Twitter account had live tweets from the event.

The dissected squid was captured by the crew of the San Aspiring tootfish boat headed by Capt. John Bennett in December 2013.

Bennett shared his experience with catching the fish, saying: "It was partly alive, it was still hanging onto the fish. Just a big bulk in the water. They're huge, and the mantle's all filled with water. It's quite an awesome night."

In 2007, a colossal squid had been captured by the same boat, which was then looking for Patagonia toothfish. The squid had been given to the Te Papa Museum and had been on display since.

Watch the video of the squid being dissected below: