Brantevik Eel

The Brantevik Eel (Swedish: 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.
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