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| European eel. Photograph: Corbis/© Visuals Unlimited |
Åle the world's oldest eel was put in the well in the fishing village of Brantevik on the southeastern tip of Sweden by eight-year-old Samuel Nilsson in 1859. Before running water eels were used to keep a home’s water supply free of bugs, worms, eggs, algae and other organisms, even carrion. Åle recently passed away at the ripe old age of 155 years.
He was popular with Swedes and will be mourned:
"This particular eel has been a star for close to a hundred years, garnering articles in the paper, TV news stories and documentaries, even making an appearance in the Swedish Tom Sawyer, Bombi Bitt and I written by Fritiof Nilsson Piraten in 1932."Åle's remains will be sent to a laboratory in Stockholm for a necropsy.
It's an interesting story. Read more: The History Blog
Thanks Bruce!
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