Nature & Environment
110-Year-Old Lobster Dies Shortly After Being Rescued From A Restaurant
Brooke James
First Posted: Aug 02, 2016 05:45 AM EDT
Lobsters are one of the few animals in the world that are often said to be "immortal." This is because they show no signs of decline in strength or fertility as they age, and they just continue on growing. However, they do die eventually -- because the process of molting their shell can be an exhausting process.
These creatures also taste great, which is why people pay large amounts of money for them. Larry the Lobster, who was recently caught and was part of the menu of a restaurant on Florida's Sunset Strip -- was a massive piece of meat at 14.98 pounds. IFL Science said that because lobster size are indicative of their age, he was expected to be around 110 years old -- garnering him a lot of attention from seafood afficionados and animal rights activists alike.
A man was all set to eat Larry, but a group of local people gathered some money to reimburse the man's purchase money and save the lobster's life. Unfortunately, saving Larry did not fare too well, either, as shortly after he was rescued, Larry eventually died. Larry was sent to Maine State University, where biologists are supposed to monitor his health and assess his chances of survival, but when the styrofoam box containing Larry was opened at the aquarium, he was already unresponsive. The aquarium suspected that he probably died during his long journey, putting and end to the story.
The restaurant owner, Joseph Melluso, who was supposed to have Larry cooked told Portland Press Herald, “It’s very disappointing. It definitely makes for an ugly story for something that had a lot of good energy and good intention behind it.”
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First Posted: Aug 02, 2016 05:45 AM EDT
Lobsters are one of the few animals in the world that are often said to be "immortal." This is because they show no signs of decline in strength or fertility as they age, and they just continue on growing. However, they do die eventually -- because the process of molting their shell can be an exhausting process.
These creatures also taste great, which is why people pay large amounts of money for them. Larry the Lobster, who was recently caught and was part of the menu of a restaurant on Florida's Sunset Strip -- was a massive piece of meat at 14.98 pounds. IFL Science said that because lobster size are indicative of their age, he was expected to be around 110 years old -- garnering him a lot of attention from seafood afficionados and animal rights activists alike.
A man was all set to eat Larry, but a group of local people gathered some money to reimburse the man's purchase money and save the lobster's life. Unfortunately, saving Larry did not fare too well, either, as shortly after he was rescued, Larry eventually died. Larry was sent to Maine State University, where biologists are supposed to monitor his health and assess his chances of survival, but when the styrofoam box containing Larry was opened at the aquarium, he was already unresponsive. The aquarium suspected that he probably died during his long journey, putting and end to the story.
The restaurant owner, Joseph Melluso, who was supposed to have Larry cooked told Portland Press Herald, “It’s very disappointing. It definitely makes for an ugly story for something that had a lot of good energy and good intention behind it.”
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