Meet Methuselah, the World’s Oldest Aquarium Fish
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- Methuselah just might be the oldest fish in a zoological setting on Earth. Known as the Australian or Queensland lungfish, it’s 4-feet long and one of only six living species of air-breathing lungfish. Methuselah came to San Francisco on a steamship from Australia back in 1938. Since then, it has been kept at Steinhart Aquarium, which is one of the most biologically diverse and interactive aquariums in the world. Inside Edition Digital’s Stephanie Officer explains.
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Historical Fish.... Awesome!
Hope she gets much more healthy years!
@@sophiepires792 Thanks for reminding me that I'm in school here!
Epic mate! Love your videos keep up bro 👍
Why? 90 years of loneliness in a tank
Healthy years stuck in a cell ...OK
The fish has already be done a 90 year sentence and was wrongly convicted
@@moonsvc sister, what kind of creature is that, he looks kind, doesn't he sister, a strange creature
“Lesser evolved organisms” have the capacity for affection in its purest form and I personally love that this concept is becoming more accepted across the scientific community. Even primitive fish and reptiles respond to proper, gentle human care with interest and pleasure!
Just like dodo birds, rip.
It really isn't a lesser evolved organism. If it can survive in it's habitat then it is as evolved as any other creature...
Yes! It's truly fascinating
Anything with a nervous system is capable of showing affection.. i don't think anybody aver though otherwise. So why act so surprised?
Its because previous organism isnt efficient enough in their development to achieve sexual maturity, thats what scientist refers when it comes to lower organism
I have known Methuselah all my life.. My mother and I went to the Aquarium complex through the 1940's, 50's and I have been a few times since they started to charge so much. I wish I had known about her history a long time ago, but I'm glad to know now. btw: I'm 82 so I'll be interested to see how old she is now. She's always been a big girl.
Absolutely amazing
That’s amazing! It must almost be like seeing an old friend ♥️
Wow, You're old (Not saying that's bad, I've never seen an actual 82 year old in RUclips)
@@thatonetriangularguy4560 They have to stick with the time
Omg from the 40s how cool. Glad you have this memory of going with your Mom
I never thought I'd say this about a fish...but she seems so sweet. Pet a fish? Yes please 🐟
Ive never thought a fish was cute until now I’d do anything for this fish
Eels actually enjoy being petted, sometimes they will come up to divers for pets
@@brookelynnwu8016 Yes! I’ve seen diving videos of quite cuddly eels in the wild.
@@Kiriuu What could a fish possibly want from you
@@user-gi6mq2qf5w as a fish keeper and breeder, FOOOOOOOOOD
I heard these fish could live up to 100 years. Grandad was another Australian lungfish that lived at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. He might have been over 100 when he died in 2017. Grandad was an adult when first displayed in 1933.
Edit: Grandad was the lungfish’s name, NOT my grandpa 😂😂
Your grandfather was a lungfish?
@@waynepayne9875 Yep. Evolution magic.
@@jeffreyrogers8151 don’t go around acting like a smartass when you can’t even tell an obvious joke is a joke
@@jeffreyrogers8151 I heard therapy is good
@@jeffreyrogers8151 i really think he's joking bro
This creature shows wisdom in its comfort around humans, must be from it’s years 🤔
@@kevinlarey5073 you’re miserable
@@kevinlarey5073 fr tho he only comments for clout and validation
@@kevinlarey5073 you woke up today and chose violence huh?
Its very slow. Anyone know why
@@cupidok2768 cuz its old prob
I've seen her many times over the years. As a teen, I used to go to the aquarium every weekend. Its was like $5.00 back then to get in.
That’s so lovely!
Cool!
yeah i love cal academy of sciences, at there south american aquatic exhibit i used to throw pocket change in when no one was looking and watch the cichlids eat the quarters nickels dimes and pennies, good times!
@@Fierag .... Hopefully you swollow a coin someday and it doesn't pass.
@@Fierag that's just vile....
She seems so sweet she lets humans let her
Grammar problem here
@@rafx9975 indeed
I’ll help here, “She seems so sweet, she lets humans pet her”
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@@rafx9975 Both grammar and spelling.
May she continue to eat, sleep, and live well for many years to come! ❤️
And may she continue to poop too.
@Juicy Smooliet's Subway Sammich unless....
@@alexshazam5482 You got jokes dude lol,😂😂😂😂😂😝😝😝 Grandpa of all fish omg ijs Chris is watching over all that strives to live a good life lol 💚
@@nonchalant9486 It's a Grandma not Grandpa😆
@@alexshazam5482 shut up
It’s fascinating how old some animals can actually live to be.
Absolutely!
Or how young some live to like bugs that live a day or less
I got a plecostos catfish and it's was baught when it was 2 week old and it's now 15 years old
Look up gurry sharks
Ikr. I have 3 cockatoos that can live up to 80 years. It's a bittersweet feeling to think that they might outlive me.
Wow, never knew there were fish that could have both gills and lungs- plus the fact that she’s 90? Amazing!
I mean all vertebrate animals
A fee species have both true lungs and gills. Many species have rudimentary organs to breathe water with, and a surprising number of fish can survive a long period outside of the water and getting oxygen from the air using only gills.
Several fish species have lungs including lungfish (as mentioned), gars, bichirs, and reedfish. It is believed that the swimming bladders that most fish possess evolved from lungs.
@@amphiumaiii7058Our lungs probably evolved from something like the lungs of a lungfish bc they have many air sacs in them like ours. Those other fish have nicely vascularized swim bladders but the lungfish is on another level.
The Greenland shark can live to over 400 years.....
This fish lived with humans through the Great Depression, WW2, the Cold War, the Civil Rights era, 9/11, the Great Recession and COVID-19. Amazing how much we as humans change but this fish just does what it always has…
As do we. We've been at war for her entire life from egg to present. But luckily, she only always got to see the love and compassion humans can have. She is very special indeed, and may we all receive half as much love as that fish, and we will all be the happiest creatures on earth. Let's treat each other like they treat that fish.
Meanwhile she’s just vibing
The fish just fished.
What a cutie! She's very gentle and graceful!
"Apparently she's been old her whole life"
Same, honestly.
Fr RELATABLE
Petting this fish it's like petting my house cat lol. So gentle and cute. 😄🤗
I actually have a goldfish that I can pet he swims to the top and rubs his back across my pointer finger. He's also 8 years old.
@@jaybrock812 Oh wow, that's cute. That's a cute fish right there. 😄😊🥰
This fish has already lived long enough, at this aquarium, to see at least 20 generations of employees come and go, from young to old and she wasn't even young pup herself when she arrived. Amazing. I don't know what the lifespan of her species is but I hope she gets to reach the big 1-double 0. Here's to many, many more healthy years to you, Methuselah!
This is amazing, someone fishes don't live past 3 years, and this fish is older than my lil siblings. That is awesome.
The fish is older than you and likely everyone you know
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@@satisfyingcuts thank you
Mf lived longer than both my grandpas. 65 years old. .fish has a long life
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This fish lived before WW2 started, that’s insane.
Depends on who you ask; some historians argue WW2 began in 1937 - with the Japanese invasion if Southern China.
@@DakotaofRaptors she’d still be older than WWII
1938? Mad respect to the aquarium for maintaining perfect temperatures/environment 24/07 for a fish, 90 plus years straight which is the hardest thing to do.
*Yeah today would be about 84 yrs in the aquarium but if the fish was already roughly 6 yrs old at the time, it would be 90’ish(the fish)… this is for the so called self proclaimed ‘smarty pants’ mad that I said 90 plus yrs on the aquarium as if it matters as the point was made. Regardless, it’s a very long time.😝
I know right this is impressive
That also no ordinary fish, temperature fluctuations don't really bother them since they can survive dry river for years.
@@zee9709 oh wow never knew that thanks for the info!
1938 is when my Grandfather was born! crazy!
Uummmm that isn’t 90 plus years
What a beautiful and gentle animal.
I agree totally. Lovely fish
That’s so cool I had no clue fish could live that long
How
The oldest koi fish lived for 226 years
@@titan9259 I was about to mention Koi fish actually.
The Greenland shark can live to 500 years, making it not only the oldest living fish, but also one of the oldest living lifeforms.
@@johnh.mcsaxx3637 o thanks did not no
90 years?
That's very impressive for a species living in captivity.
it gets fed and cared for , unlike the ocean lmao
@@Sam-xu3xq it's freshwater, but your statement still stands
Most animals would live far longer in captivity compared to its natural habitat, no predators, and scheduled feeding
Depends on the species some do better in captivity some do worse, it depends
Imagine being stuck in a tank that small for one hundred years.
It's not that small
@NotGivingAFuck I would try to smash my brain before living 100 years in one tiny room. They could keep their food for themselves.
@@RamboNr5 that's u. She obviously likes her life.
@@christopheribanez7005 She actually doesn't.
@@RamboNr5 and u say this based on what? Your feelings? Lmao
The beautiful fish that still lives today hopeful will carry on her legacy!
So sweet and humbleeee- I wish Methuselah the best of longer years
I never seen a fish look actually old
I think a big reason it looks so old comes down to the thickness of the scales. This animal has lungs and gills - it was likely evolving into a lizard with thick scales to deal with heat, but ended up having an aquatic advantage.
Otherwise fish just change colors. For instance, I have a gourami. They're estimated to live 5 years. Since I've gotten him, he's changed colors and began to have 2 of his 3 spots fade. Old fish just lose color, like our hair.
This beast is ready to climb on land though with those scales.
She’s super cute! Hope she lives a long time
Hope she lives longer, I literally love her 🥰🥰🥰
I'm envious of the life of this fish. Leisurely swimming around, getting petted and hand fed treats every day. Imagine if that was all you ever knew, how pleasant a person youd be.
I would hate my life if i was stuck in my room for 100 years
Did you know 🤔🤔 that an Australian cattle-dog named Bluey was the oldest dog to ever live? According to Guinness World Records, he died at 29 years of age and 5 months in 1939. Yet another dog named Maggie an Australian Kelpie is believed to have lived to 30 years of age! Which sadly passed in 2016. Bluey still holds this title as the oldest dog ever recorded as Maggie’s owner had lost the original paperwork. If Maggie’s age was correct she would have been over 200 human years old! 🐶🙏
@@darthmagician Human years because dogs live less and age faster, so 1 year of a dogs life would be equivalent to a higher amount of human years. 🐶🤔
200 dog years, she was 30 human years old
@@relaxingpets theres 7 dog years in 1 human year, she lived 30 human years, 30 human years times 7 is equal to 210 dog years, not human years
@@gurp1997 A year is a year, but 1 year of a dogs shorter life would be more in “human years” because it was meant to be equivalent. So a medium sized dog who is 14 years old would be 78 in “human years”. Not the other way around. 🤯🐶🙏
I’m so confused-
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Omgg
Well that was just fascinating and wholesome... thankyouverymuch!
To think, I've probably seen that same fish several times in my life. I'm almost to my 60's and I've gone to the Steinhart since I was a kid in the 70's.
I saw a story of a koi fish i think from China that has lived 3 generations of the family in their back yard pond.
Ah I loved this one I really want to give this sweet fish some love and cuddles how sweet she is..
My 10 year old fish froze during a power outage and I was very sad, he ate everything and liked getting pet. I miss him like people miss their dogs and cats.
Beautiful stuff! This was so awesome! I wish we had a museum or something where I lived. I love seeing stuff like this!
The Greenland shark's lifespan, is estimated to be between 250 and 500 years old.
Incorrect the oldest Greenland shark is 250 yes old
@@vloglifesubscribe there was a Greenland shark believed to be around 392 years old. It was part of a group studied by scientists back in 2016
@@vloglifesubscribe no one really knows how long they live for.
Yes I saw that in google :)
Coming back as a Greenland shark sounds like the ultimate punishment
She seems so sweet, and she's so cute! Hope she has many happy, healthy years ahead of her!
Isn't putting her in a tank of that size kind of like sticking a goldfish in a tiny bowl? Do lungfish have different requirements
I learn, reading a comment on RUclips, goldfish doesn't live long in a bowl. But that one doesn't seem to mind, though I don't believe any animals should be constricted.🤷
Someone said in the comments that she was transferred in a larger tank but responded negatively so they return her back. Its like grandmas that like to live in their small old house instead of a new and more spacious house.
That fish could possibly outlived her 1st caretakers
They must treated her like any other older people like in the nursing homes.❤️❤️
You can see wisdom in this old fish. Methuselah must be a very wise old lady fish. I think it was adorable when a loving human gave her a pet on the head.
She's a senior citizen
Take good care of her ❤️
It's incredible how old some creatures can get.
this fish is 30 years older than my grandfather when he died
Fr kinda rough a fish outlived my grandpa
Wow! I didn't know fishes live that long!
Whenever I pet animals, I tell myself, "My precious~"
That fish is so loving .
I love her, she’s just a sweet little old lady!
Aww she’s so sweet 🙏🏽♥️
imagine being 90 years without another human, in small room, where u cant even walk 5 steps... its just sad
But when the other "humans" can be agressive or cannibalistic, is not sad
Cry me a river
Did the lungfish tell you it’s sad? FYI they tried moving it to a larger tank with 2 other lungfish a few years back and it responded negatively to the change. So they put it back in the smaller tank where it’s happier.
It's so neat when you can actually pet Aquatic Life and they like it like I've seen koi fish who will take treats out of your hands and like to be pet on the head
I used to love going to the Steinhardt Aquarium, it's a fascinating place.
She'll forever be a baby in my heart
Wow, she has lungs and gills?! Dang that’s amazing. Hope she lives for a long time further
Yup, Lungfish also have DNA relating to EVERY tetrapod, which means Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles, and Mammals. Hence why its accepted by most that we evolved from prehistoric lungfish.
I know that these people love their animals but oof, this aquarium seems way too small for such a big fish. Imagine living 100 years in your bedroom without social interaction with your kind.
Yea but their fish . They aren’t really aware of anything much
@@Charmander009 you’ve never had fish clearly.
@@Charmander009 Absolutely untrue
@Mayo Monkey It's funny when people mistake opinion with actual scientific knowledge. Don't trust my words, your friend is google scholar.
@Mayo Monkey you’ve clearly never owned fish. Not even an insult but they just do. Every fish has different behaviors which could pass as personality. I guess it depends how you describe personality and awareness.
*old her whole life* this makes total sense good job 👏
I would like to tell you all. No matter aquatic, mammal, etc. all animals have a personality, and you make really make theirs burst out the more you connect with them.
After a long time, inside edition is posting some educational videos. 😅
they assumed it's age, for all we know it's 300 years old. It's 2022 now and I'm 33years old, would love to see if he is alive when I'm 60years old.
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All these comments and not one person here to say that Methuselah is a good fishie. The bestest of fishie friends. I hope she has many more years of resting on the bottom of the tank and getting hand-fed treats by people who adore her
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Imagine how many people she had seen
Poor baby. Needs and deserves a larger and more stimulating aquarium tank
Agree
so they can freak out and injure them selves?
It's an intensive care tank they mention it at the end of the video.
Why do you think you know her needs better than her longtime caretakers? Did you know they tried moving her to a larger tank with 2 other lungfish a few years ago? She responded negatively so they moved her back to her smaller, calmer tank where she’s happy.
@@catecraig2487 that's different though moving her alone than with two other fish...
It is amazing that fish can live so long.
Finally an Inside Edition that’s peaceful.
Wow! Being stuck in an aquarium for close to 90 yrs.! Must have been amazing...huh? Poor thing.
Not how that works
Wow that is an amazing fish I hope what they have it in isn't as small as it looks like because that would be awful
Apparently that’s the kind of tank she’s comfortable with. Another comment said they attempted to move her and she reacted badly to the newer tank.
I hope she/he have many more years to come!!!
I'm in tears. I can't help but think how profoundly lonely she must feel.
That’s exactly what crossed my mind and that her tank is too small!
They're solitary and fairly inactive animals anyway. Anthropomorphizing is a big no-no in biology.
With a name like that I'm not surprised it's heart is overworking itself
I wondered how old they got. This place by my house has had a lung fish since before I was born and Im 22 now.
I like to think that fish probably outlived some of its caretakers, which is kind of funny
Never thought I’d say this, but what a sweet fish 🥺
Kid: "I want a fish."
Mom: "Sweetie, we talked about this. It takes a lot of responsibility for those kinds of animals."
Dad: "Just let him get one. It won't last long, and then he won't ask for one anymore."
The Fish: ➡️
It's older than my parents by almost 30 years. 😨
Fish: *for 99 years I have seen the same blue walls, god. Please help me, and end my suffering*
Having been so long in the aquarium,
”ahh, what's the point of swimming?! So, I'm gonna stop and reserve my energy."
Wow and how sad that she’s spent her entire life in a tiny aquarium cage.
Its not ideal! i'd like to see it bigger or free...
These fish basically chill in one spot all day in the wild, the tank is fine
She got brought to the aquarium in 1938 so during her stay she lived through:
15 us presidents
18 british prime ministers
World war 2
Vietnam war
Korean war
The reign of King George VI
The crowning of Queen Elizabeth II
Annexation of Palestine
Independence of India
Independence of Pakistan and Bangladesh
Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombardment
Reunification of Germany
Invasion of Afghanistan by Russia, then US
Invasion of Iraq
Serbian ethnic cleansing in Bosnia
Formation of UN from League of Nations
Introduction of the American Petrodollar
Invention of the Personal Computer
She's beautiful!! Glad to see she's doing so well 🥰🥰
We will give you another one because you took such good care of her😊 🇦🇺
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And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech. And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died. Genesis 5:21-27
I'm actually buying some pet aquarium fish today!
Awe I hope it goes well! I'm a fish mom to two goldfish, a snail, and a huge pleco! I hope everything works out well!!
@@swankoceanman I bought a snail and four guppies.
@@Supasmartguy awe good luck!
Awesome! I hope the fish lives another 85 years. That’s remarkable.
Two Years later, I think that Fish needs Eye glasses and Cane now.
Wait, did it have a name before being called Methuselah? Or did the first handlers just know it would grow super old? 😂
That's what I'm curious about too.
Aquarium is way too small for that fish😥😥😥
did the fish tell you this or did you assume?
They already tried transporting her to a bigger tank years ago but she responded negatively do to the sudden change so they put her back
@@weirdart1638 at least she didn't end up like buddy the arowana. where people demanded they be moved to a bigger more decorated tank cause they assumed it would be better for the fish. only for buddy to stress out jump and snapped his back killing him.
Finally y'all covered this I saw this on Google a few weeks ago!
Give her lots of fun treats she’s a good girl 💖
Always love hearing about things like this. Like that lobster that the lady bought and set free again. Or them old tortious down in Az or somewhere around there .my grandparents took my mom there when she was a kid and then went back 50 years later and there they were. Crazy sh**.
Ralph the tortoise from the phx zoo?? He was like 100 but they traded him to the El Paso zoo to help with their breeding program
Yeah aquarium fish can live a while if you do research on how to care for them
yeah! it obviously depends a lot on species, neon tetras for example don't have fairly short lifespans, a few years. bettas can live to 10 years, although this is getting rarer and rarer due to health issues from inbreeding. goldfish can reach 30.
I got to work with a 100 ish year old Australian lungfish at an aquarium he passed away in 2017. He was amazing ❤️
Name? He sounds like a gentleman and a scholar
You know your old when they put u in a museum and while still alive
That tank is way to small
Can you imagine living 90 years in a little box?
Its awesome that she's lived so long, but what a horrific experience.
If her existence was that miserable she wouldn't've lived this long. Always enough food, treats, belly rubs, and a completely safe environment doesn't sound too bad. She seems really chill and content, plus she's not alone in the tank so she has friends.
Did the fish tell you its experience has been horrific? Did you know that they tried moving it to a larger tank with 2 other lungfish? It reacted badly and it was obvious to the caretakers that it preferred the smaller, calmer tank.
The aquarium she lives in is probably bigger than the normal range of a lungfish anyway, they spend most of their time just chilling at the bottom of muddy, slow moving rivers.
Thank you for this nice story. This is important news too.
i literally go there every week, i love it
Small ass aquarium for that fish. Sad.