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Meet Methuselah, The Worlds Oldest Fish in Captivity
The lungfish arrived in San Francisco on a steamship along with 230 other fish. Today, she’s the only living aquatic animal from that vessel.
She’s super-gentle, and doesn’t get overly excited. She enjoys eating earthworms, fruits and vegetables, and slowly moving around her tank. Her favorite food – at least for what is in season now – is a fig.
If Methuselah sounds like a grand old dame, it’s because she is: she is the oldest living fish in captivity, aged somewhere upwards of 92 and potentially as high as 101 years. She arrived on a steamship from Australia along with 230 other fish to the Steinhart aquarium in San Francisco in 1938 as a young, small fish. And Methuselah’s story unfolded in a typical way, for a fish in an aquarium: she grew. Humans came to look at her. She peered back through glass at humans.
But 1938 was a different time: bread cost nine cents a loaf. A racehorse named Seabiscuit was winning races. Germany was persecuting Jews, foretelling a coming conflict in Europe.
Then there is Methuselah, who is no ordinary fish. She’s the only fish still living from the steamship. And most important, she’s a lungfish – a species more closely related to humans or cows than to ray-finned fish like salmon or cod – which can breathe air using a single lung when streams become stagnant, or when water quality changes. Lungfish are also believed to be an example of the original creatures that crawled out of water and moved to land in evolutionary history. The species was discovered in 1870 – and the scientist who first described the fish originally thought it was an amphibian.
Lungfish like Methuselah have long-held secrets, but scientists have only recently attempted to understand their evolution and life history. For one thing, the fish’s genome is the largest of any animal, containing 43bn base pairs – roughly 14 times the number in the human genome. The previous record holder, the Mexican axolotl, has a genome made up of 32bn base pairs.
“Genetics is really quite straightforward for normal fish – but for lungfish they’re so unique and so different that all of those techniques didn’t or don’t work,” said David T Roberts, a senior scientist with Seqwater, the statutory authority of the government of Queensland in Australia, where the fish still live in a handful of rivers in the wild. “It’s always pushed the envelope on uncovering some of its secrets to be able to manage and conserve it – and age is a really important one.”
A fish’s age is critical to know because it tells scientists information like growth rates, maturity, longevity and how long they breed – which is vital fundamental knowledge to manage a protected species.
Lungfish – a vulnerable species – have proved especially challenging to date because they grow a lot at the beginning of their lives, but then grow extremely slowly (yet continuously) for the remainder of their lives. Ear bones that are harvested after most fish’s death can be counted like tree rings, but lungfish, always the outlier, don’t have the same composition to their ear bones.
So scientists started to use radiocarbon to date the fish – relying on a technique that basically imprints living things with a carbon signature resulting from the atomic bomb tests back in the 1950s. But that doesn’t work well in animals born before 1950, when the carbon signature changed.
Now, scientists are using DNA tools that look at methylation – the way that DNA is turned on or off – to date the fish. For younger fish, it can offer an exact number, but for older fish it gives a range of dates.
It wasn’t the first time this technique had been used. Last year, scientists estimated a lungfish named Granddad that lived at the Shedd aquarium in Chicago to be 109 years old (give or take six years) at the time of its death, confirming that lungfish can live well over 100 years. The analysis also revealed that Granddad started its life in the Burnett River in Queensland, Australia, the location of the species’ original discovery in 1870.
In the study on Methuselah, aquarium workers took samples the size of a peppercorn from the lungfish in captivity and extracted the DNA from that in order to estimate their age for the first time ever. They found Methuselah to be at least 92 years old. The scientists plan to release their findings of 30 other lungfish later this year, as part of a library of living lungfish across the world.
“Knowing how long they potentially live and understanding more about how long they could reproduce could drive how we’re caring for habitat to help keep that species afloat in the wild,” says Brenda Melton, director of animal care and welfare at the Steinhart aquarium. “It just really opens the doors for a lot of other conversations and questions that might be able to be asked about how we can better care for them in the wild and preserve habitat.”
Roberts is inspired to continue to conserve the fish – after all, lungfish were around before dinosaurs became extinct, and their cousins possibly split off into animals with legs and then crawled on to land and then became humans, he says. “They’re a cousin to all land animals, basically.”
Methuselah’s age is now known, but she still holds other mysteries – even her biological sex. The handlers use she/her pronouns, but they actually don’t know if Methuselah is a male or female. Some fish have gender differences in size or shape – but not lungfish. And behaviorally, they suspect she’s a female, but they will not be able to find out for sure until after she dies.
Another question is if the fish is feeling old – and how do fish change when they’re geriatric? Melton says it varies widely. Most fish live only a few years – so it’s rare to see really old fish in the wild. But there are some hints: some spinal changes, like a curved back, or weight loss, cloudy eyes or looking a little gray in the scales.
Two of the other fish in the new study were estimated to be 50 and 54 years old – and Melton says they look a little more similar in coloration, while Methuselah has gotten a little lighter in color over the years. “We don’t know that that’s actually tied to her age, but it’s the only thing that we have seen physically that looks different for this fish.”
Melton says that just the existence of something that has lived for so long leaves her in awe. She wonders what Methuselah thinks of all her companions and living situations over the many years she’s spent at the aquarium – as the fish has the longest institutional memory of anything in the building.
“It’s incredible to me that after all of these years of having her in our care,” she says, “we’re still learning and we still have the ability to learn from animals in ways that we can’t even conceive yet.”
By Katharine Gammon.
#Meet Methuselah the Worlds Oldest Fish in Captivity#the worlds oldest fish#lungfish#Steinhart aquarium in San Francisco#history#history news#interesting#long reads
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Playing with the diver on our trip to Aquarium of the Bay San Francisco. He played hide and seek with Apollo. It was cute watching them play.
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THE TRIP ISNT JUST SOMETHING MY FAMILY TALKED ABOUT WE’RE ACTUALLY DOING IT????
#For an early birthday present before school starts apparently SOBBING I LOVE MY FAMILY#we’re going to Monteray fur the aquarium and then going to San Francisco#this is so exciting wtf
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Learn more about the Aquarium of the Bay below
#san francisco#california#aquarium of the bay#super cool#and very pretty#had some cool info about preservation
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About the Aquarium Rating System:
i pretty much randomly made it up one afternoon but I think it would be nice to explain what the criteria mean :)
Rating (out of 30):
Typically will be out of 30. Basically a total score made by adding up the individual scores :>
Diversity - out of 10 - [explanation]
Because not all aquariums are able to actively breed specimens (especially ones difficult to obtain, such as the Flower Hat Jelly/Olindias formosus), aquarium diversity can be pretty variable at any given time. Aquarium websites (at least Monterey Bay) will inform you of which species are on display. Some low scores might be caused by me visiting at a poor time, so feel free to take with a grain of salt or whatever.
Generally I reward aquariums with a good range of species. Some may stick with only species from Scyphozoa (Semaeostomeae like Moons and Nettles, and Rhizostomizds like spotted jellies), which will net them with a lower rating. Those including Hydrozoa will get a medium rating, and those including all of the previous and comb jellyfish will get a very high rating.
My standards are sort of based off of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which houses a wide range of jellies from all walks of life. :)
Presentation - out of 10- [Explanation]
Arguably the most criterion. How are the enclosures? Are they aesthetic? Sufficiently lit? Adequate to give the jellies a good quality of life?
This also extends to the jellyfish themselves. Do they look healthy? Are they swimming alright? Are their colours vibrant? And what about damage- is there only a handful of stray oral arms and tentacles in the tank, or are many of them ripped and damaged? A little rippage is negligible, as jellyfish have an incredibly reliable and fast regeneration and it's unlikely to bother them too much.
These are some of the questions that go through my mind when I assign points for this criterion.
Learning - out of 10 - [Explanation]
Aquariums should also be institutions of learning alongside display. Is the information they give informative and accurate? Is there a presence of interactive activities?
Bonus points might be awarded for extra jellyfish information not included in the card, such as giant exhibit dedicated to jellyfish life cycles, or an explanation of jellyfish processes
#.aquarium reviews#Just an overview of what I consider to be a ''good aquarium''#The next aquarium I go to might be the Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco I'm not entirely sure#Anyways I can't wait to do this again#If anyone has any aquariums they've been to recently- feel free to send me pictures :). I'd be happy to see them first of all#But also. Aquarium reviews are fun#.professor jellyfish speaks
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Hey! That all sounds like fun! @aphnatasha
The Monterey Bay Aquarium really is an amazing place! Cassie and I have been more than once, and we love it.
They’re having a new exhibit with a giant octopus? Holy crap! That sounds amazing! I gotta tell Cassie! I bet she’d love to see that too.
@arandomnerdsrp358 Cassie, we should totally go back to the aquarium sometime!
#ask scott lang#scott lang#ant-man#cassie lang#peanut#aphnatasha#monterey bay aquarium#san francisco#california#octopus#exhibit#ant man#antman
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Our trip to San Francisco aquarium, they have a neat viewing tunnel. We watched the rays for awhile before playing with a scuba diver.
#saint bernard#dogs life#sixtoesaint#service dog#apollo#apollo bernard#aquarium of the bay#SF#San Francisco
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Admiral Hotel San Francisco
0.4 miles from center
The Admiral Hotel offers accommodations in Downtown San Francisco, providing a convenient location for guests. Situated just under half a mile from the property is Union Square, allowing easy access to various attractions. The hotel ensures that guests stay connected with the availability of free Wi-Fi.
Every room in the hotel is equipped with a private bathroom featuring a shower and bathtub. The room's ambiance is enhanced by blue-colored accent walls and floor-to-ceiling windows, which create a bright and airy atmosphere. Additionally, each room includes a small desk and chair for added convenience. Bed linens and towels are also provided.
Guests can rely on the 24-hour front desk services available at the property. For their convenience, luggage storage, fax, and photocopying services are offered.
Located just half a mile from the property is the renowned San Francisco City Hall, while San Francisco Airport is situated 12 miles away.
Among the most popular amenities provided by the hotel are non-smoking rooms, free WiFi, a 24-hour front desk, daily housekeeping, and an elevator. The hotel also ensures a comfortable stay by offering heating facilities.
Address: 608 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States of America
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World's oldest aquarium fish 'Methuselah' could be decades older than we originally thought, DNA clock reveals
A new study has found that the famous Australian lungfish Methuselah, who first arrived in the U.S. in 1938, could be up to 101 years old.
The world's oldest aquarium fish, a lungfish named Methuselah, may actually be decades older than researchers originally thought and may even be over 100 years old, a new study finds.
Methuselah is a female Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) that resides at Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California. She first arrived at the aquarium in 1938 after being sent to the U.S. along with more than 200 other fish from Fiji and Australia.
Aquarium staff have never been sure how old Methuselah is, but until now the best guess was that she is 84 years old, which makes her the oldest known fish in captivity. (In the Bible, Methuselah was a man who reputedly lived to be 969 years old.)...
Read more:
World's oldest aquarium fish 'Methuselah' could be decades older than we originally thought, DNA clock reveals | Live Science
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Wine enthusiasts may also participate in this domaine chandon winery tour to sample the newest and oldest wines so they may write evaluations for their international readers and following.
On the other side, winemakers are those who just love the art of creating wine, whether they do it through fermentation or by utilizing wine kits. They don't own vineyards. They do these journeys to refine their talents and perhaps gain inspiration for making wines that are more daring and edgy. Of course, there are also wine tasters who fall into all three categories. They mostly take these trips, though, for the pure enjoyment of wine and its flavor.
They are also the kind to create their wine tasting events, and in modern times, some even get paid well merely to visit these wineries with the help of napa valley private transportation.
Attending a winery tour is for educational purposes only. Yes, visitors have a basic understanding of wine, but they are not experts. If you ask any winemaker, they'll tell you that giving tours to individuals who have never been to a vineyard is their favorite kind of experience because they know they'll be paying attention to everything they say and asking the right questions.
Booking a vineyard tour is also quite simple, whether you're traveling alone or with a group of loved ones.
Even some vineyards welcome visitors in need of housing. If a beautiful vineyard estate is equipped with rooms and other amenities you can take advantage of while on vacation, you don't need to reserve a hotel and winery tour separately. All are welcome on these trips, which are designed to be enjoyable educational experiences. Additionally, you may expand your network and learn further about wine from others by attending events where you can meet other wine enthusiasts. You may participate without needing to be an expert. Everything about your vacation will be pleasurable and exciting if you are passionate about going. Many also enjoy yountville's ice skating events tour.
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Aquariums play a important role in conservation, rank these fuckers
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— Prompts, Prompts, Prompts !
April 1st: Cowboys | Heroes and Villains | But I'm A Cheerleader
April 2nd: Scrapbooks | "I'm Sorry." | The Perks of Being a Wallflower
April 3rd: In Sync | Cat Dads | Big Hero 6
April 4th: Radio | 80s Diner | Any Addams Family Media
April 5th: "I Love You." | Latte Art | Heathers
April 6th: Hand Holding | Childhood Friends | Brokeback Mountain
April 7th: Cuddling | Morticia and Gomez | The Prom
April 8th: Cooking | Greek Sinclairs | Bottoms
April 9th: Podcasts | Custom T-shirts | Any Tim Burton Media
April 10th: Theatre Kids | Slang | A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
April 11th: Early 2000s | "What's Kpop?" | The Hunger Games
April 12th: Marriage | Break-Up | One of Us is Lying
April 13th: Love Language(s) | Funeral Crashers | Scream
April 14th: Laughter Is The Best Medicine | Undercover | Fear Street
April 15th: Stuck In Hospital | Grave Digging | Mean Girls
April 16th: "Am I...Gay?" | Suits | Twilight
April 17th: Butch/Femme | Swimming | Romeo & Juliet
April 18th: First Kiss | Silly Nicknames | Percy Jackson
April 19th: Scary Movies | Letters | Yellowjackets
April 20th: 'Subtlety' | "...If I Was A Worm?" | Pokémon
April 21st: "That's Mother!" | Smile | Juno
April 22nd: Aggressive Affection | Social Media | Booksmart
April 23rd: 'When Your Card Declines At Therapy So They Bring Out...' | Jazz Club | Do Revenge
April 24th: Based Of A Boygenius Song | Sleepy | Pitch Perfect
April 25th: San Francisco | Hockey | Dracula
April 26th: Medusa | "Yuck!" | 10 Thing I Hate About You
April 27th: Murder Mystery | Injuries | Riverdale
April 28th: "We Have A Test On Monday." | Dad Jokes | Fight Club
April 29th: Actors | Multi-Verse | Barbie
April 30th: Kissing Booth | Aquarium | The Half of It
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More recently, bioluminescence has evolved from laboratory tool to commercial plaything. The Kickstarter-funded, San Francisco-based Glowing Plant Project offers customers DIY kits they can use to genetically engineer a luminous Arabidopsis plant at home. And Carlsbad, California-based BioPop has released what is essentially an illuminated version of that long beloved novelty pet for kids, Sea-Monkeys (which are not in fact tiny aquatic primates, but rather brine shrimp). They call it Dino Pet: a small, vaguely Apatosaurus-shaped aquarium filled with bioluminescent plankton known as dinoflagellates. During the day, the plankton photosynthesize; at night, if you shut off the lights and give the aquarium a good shake, the dinoflagellates light up turquoise, much like the “fiery sparks” Chinese sailors observed in churning seawater so long ago. But the glow is only good for about three shakes a night, and if you’re too rough, you could damage or kill the plankton.
It’s easy to pity those tiny swimming stars trapped in a plastic bubble. Each night, some titan’s hand engulfs their ocean and churns it into a maelstrom for a few moments of selfish delight. Then the monster puts away their entire universe, easy as shutting the lid on a music box. They are kept alive solely for the purpose of this bedside magic trick.
Perhaps, though, we are the more pathetic members of this relationship—the gods bewitched by a gnat. Bottling bioluminescence gives us a sense of ownership over a presumably rare and otherworldly phenomenon; the reality of the situation is quite different. Bioluminescence is so commonplace on our planet—particularly in the oceans—that scientists estimate the thousands of glowing species they have catalogued so far are just a fraction of the sum. It may well be that the vast majority of deep-sea creatures, which live beyond the Sun’s reach, generate their own light (sometimes with the assistance of microbes). They use these innate glows primarily to communicate: to warn and frighten, hide and hunt, lure and beguile. Bioluminescence is one of the oldest and most prevalent languages on Earth—and one that is largely alien to us. Despite our fantasies and mythologies, the truth is that there’s nothing supernatural about living light; it has been a part of nature for eons. It’s just that we were denied this particular gift.
So, with perhaps too little gratitude, we adapted the incomparable talents of glowing creatures for our own purposes. We borrowed their light and it revealed things about our own biology we might never have discovered otherwise. But that is all we can do—borrow. We cannot be them, so we seek them out, and draw them near us—every bit as mesmerized as when we thought the Sun had impregnated the sea. To this day, we cup them in our hands, collect them in jars, and place them on our nightstand, forever trying to satisfy our Promethean hunger.
— The Secret History of Bioluminescence
#ferris jabr#the secret history of bioluminescence#science#biology#microbiology#marine biology#botany#animals#chemistry#physics#commerce#psychology#arabidopsis thaliana#dinoflagellates#bioluminescence#light
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Emergency Alert System :: FEMA Emergency Action Notification
[ This is an Emergency Action Notification. ]
[ We interrupt our program at the request of the White House. This is a national emergency. The President of the United States or his designated representative will appear shortly over the Emergency Broadcast System. ]
[ The president of the United States appears on screen. The usual White House office is not visible, and a more dimly lit area without windows is identified. ]
"This nation has come under attack by unknown creatures, mostly reptilian in apperance. They are incredibly hostile to all human beings and seek to kill whoever they attack. The creatures come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from the size of an average human to a small building. Some of them even have fantastical appearances such as dragons and dinosaurs. This may all seem unreal, but that is currently what is happening right now."
"The attacks are occurring worldwide. We do not know what the purpose is, only that the creatures are determined to eradicate humans. The military has been deployed to fight back against these creatures. However, their sudden attack and numbers make it difficult to mount an effective counterassault.
"Once again, these creatures are highly dangerous. It is advised that if you are already indoors to find the lowest level and stay there. Do not go near the windows. Do not appear visibly present from the outside. These creatures will attempt to break in if they notice you.
"If you are outside, it is advised to go indoors immediately. If you are travelling via public transportation or car, it is advised you stop and do your best to hide if no buildings are available."
"We will get through this. Our great nation will fight for its people. We will do our best to keep everyone safe. Thank you."
[ This concludes our Emergency Action Notification. The message will be repeated in the following languages... ]
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Los Angeles City Hall - Revision: Town Hall Website
To those that still alive and can read this, the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Los Angeles is a safe haven from the monster attacks. We have an angel here from god here that is combatting the monsters with all her strength, delivering justice with her mighty hammer and smiting these devils.
Many are currently taking refuge at the aquarium. Before our angel appeared, we are not sure why it has been left undamaged. Maybe it is because this is a holy place that hides us from the monsters' senses.
I repeat, if you are in the surrounding areas looking for shelter, head to the Aquarium of the Pacific if you can safely do so. Otherwise, stay where you are.
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Honolulu Capital City Hall Website
All fights to and from Hawaii are grounded until further notice.
There has been severe disruptions to public transit and internet architecture.
If you are reading this, a safe zone has been established at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. We are however currently in the middle of a conflict between the sea monsters in the area and an unknown number of skeletal creatures. It is unclear whether these skeleton creatures are hostile to humans, though their actions have benefits us by combatting the definitively hostile sea monsters.
We advise to avoid the sea and air routes in the area until further notice.
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Alameda Naval Air Station - San Francisco, CA - Military Orders
Memo: Golden Gate Bridge has fallen. Make appropriate accomodations.
A safe zone has been established at the Transamerica Pyramid. We have teams Metalhead, Seabound, and Crisis manning the defensive line. Reinforcements have been delayed due to the collapse of Golden Gate Bridge.
Small caliber firearms are ineffective against most creatures. Artillery and explosion munitions are required against medium-to-large monsters. Close combat is not advised.
There is currently an unknown entity that does not match the description of the reptilian creatures we are fighting. Allegiance unknown, and those who play the game Duel Monsters here are unfamiliar with the humanoid entity. As of right now, the entity's actions are benefiting us as they seem capable to take down a number of creatures solo. Do not engage if seen in the area and only assist if the entity appears to be in dire straits. If this entity's actions become hostile, let Baseplate know immediately.
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Sacramento City Hall Website
The primary emergency shelter, the California State Capital, has been destroyed in the fighting. The secondary emergency shelter, the California Supreme Court, is currently full and cannot accomodate more people.
If you are in the Sacramento area, please stay put inside the building you are in. On top of the fighting between the military and monsters, there is an unknown green-glowing Duel Monster that is combating the monsters. A floating green skull marks his location. Avoid the area if you are currently in a safe place.
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Domino City Museum || Domino City Hall
If you are reading this, there are designated safe zones established in Domino City. If you are close to either area, please either head for the Domino City Museum or the Kame Game Shop. Preferably the Domino City Museum given the lack of space at the Kame Game Shop.
Praise be to the King of Games.
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