Branteviksålen

Branteviksålen was a European eel (Anguilla anguilla) that is believed to have lived for more than 150 years.^[1]

The eel was released into a well in the town of Brantevik, Sweden in 1859 by an eight-year-old boy, Samuel Nilsson. On 7 August 2014, the eel was reported to have died and sent to an expert who determined the eel's actual age to be over 150 years.^[2][3]

The eel's head, presumed lost, was recovered later in a fridge.^[4] SVT's nature show Mitt i naturen extracted the eel from the well at one point, but eventually released it.^[5][6]

References

1. ↑ "Den 150-åriga brunnsålen i Brantevik finns på riktigt". Retrieved 11 October 2014. 
2. ↑ "Världens äldsta ål död". Ystadsallehanda. Retrieved 11 October 2014. 
3. ↑ "Världens äldsta ål är död". Göteborgs Posten. Retrieved 11 October 2014. 
4. ↑ "Försvunnet ålhuvud hittat – i frysen". SvD.se. Retrieved 11 October 2014. 
5. ↑ "Åldrig ål åter åtrådd av tv". Ystadsallehanda. Retrieved 11 October 2014. 
6. ↑ "Ålens evangelium". Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 11 October 2014.