"Lucky" the giant lobster...
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A giant lobster caught off the south Wales coast has been rescued from the dinner table by aquarium bosses.
Weighing half a stone and measuring two feet, "Lucky" the lobster has been the star of Swansea Market since fishermen caught him this week.
But sentimental fishmonger Christian Thomas, who christened the crustacean, could not bear to see Lucky served up as food like his other catches and instead appealed for a good home.
Now Tenby aquarium Silent World has stepped in to give the creature a tank of its own, where he will dwarf clawed counterparts just half his size.
Mr Thomas has been keeping Lucky on ice - and in a fridge - since he was caught off the Gower peninsula.
"His biggest claw his bigger than my hand - he is really, really big, the biggest I've seen for a long time," he said.
Christian Thomas, fishmonger
"Usually we carry them in for people to buy to eat.
"But, as he's such a big lobster, we really would rather he went to an aquarium so people could see him rather than just be eaten for someone's dinner."
Lobsters can live until they are up to 80 years old and will just keep on growing - Mr Thomas estimates Lucky could be as old as 40.
Ginny Spenceley was quick to snap him up for her family-run Silent World aquarium, where she hopes the new addition will prove a big draw amongst the 200 species of British marine life.
"We were very lucky to get Lucky - a handsome lobster like him is worth the effort," she told BBC News Online.
Lucky has caused quite a stir since he came ashore
"We already have two lobsters - Larry and Dale - but Larry is the largest at just a foot long.
"Lucky will be by far the biggest and we will have to put him in a tank of his own or he'll start munching and crunching the others.
"Instead he will live with a dogfish and other smaller creatures he's not likely to eat."
The largest-ever lobster was caught off Canada's eastern coast in 1977, weighing 44lbs 6oz, according to Guinness Book of World Records.
Crowds have gathered at Swansea Market to glimpse Lucky since he arrived on the shore.
Mrs Spenceley said creature was due to be transported from the city in a coolbox early Friday morning. -
i am waiting for my Lobster Bisque and cold dish
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haiz, what use to rescue from the dinner table and it is dead
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It's not dead dudeOriginally posted by erijazz:haiz, what use to rescue from the dinner table and it is dead
amitabu
They're going to put it in an aquarium..
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aaaahhhh....make mi hungry
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lets go...crayfish pastaOriginally posted by duotiga83:aaaahhhh....make mi hungry -
oooooo....aaaaaahhhhh......yay!!!!!!!Originally posted by NeonTetra:lets go...crayfish pasta -
haha..see one day u free i meet u lor.
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Originally posted by NeonTetra:haha..see one day u free i meet u lor. .....
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Originally posted by duotiga83: .....
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i'd like to meet Lucky with a gravybowl of melted butter
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black pepper?
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For a while there i thought I saw crayfish PRATA...Originally posted by NeonTetra:lets go...crayfish pasta
wahahahaha
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Originally posted by PaJeRoMiNi Ver 1.0:For a while there i thought I saw crayfish PRATA...
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yum yum yum.. makes me hungry...
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great...u can make ur own. ideaOriginally posted by PaJeRoMiNi Ver 1.0:For a while there i thought I saw crayfish PRATA...
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WahahahahahaOriginally posted by NeonTetra:great...u can make ur own. idea
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*Drools
How I wish that Lucky can be a part of me, in the stomach. -
why not....the prata shop near my campus also anyhow add things...tomatoes, banana, honey and seafood..business very goodOriginally posted by PaJeRoMiNi Ver 1.0:Wahahahahaha
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Wodgrove Prata Shop which I frequent also adds weird stuff into their pratas...Originally posted by NeonTetra:why not....the prata shop near my campus also anyhow add things...tomatoes, banana, honey and seafood..business very good
Durian Mushroom
And they also serve Pizza Murtabak.... -
wu tan chia tui ho....
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Originally posted by Super_lian:wu tan chia tui ho....
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hokkien bro