Don't ever stop giving Leon challenges like the oyster. The stimulation and frustration is extremely beneficial to him. Much more than the actual food value.
It’s incredible how much more vibrant his coloring has gotten since you first rescued him from the grocery store. Thank you for sharing Leon’s beautiful journey with us!
Yes, I too noticed Leon’s beautiful coloring AND HIS CONFIDENCE LEVEL AND SELF ESTEEM HAS GONE THROUGH THE ROOF ALSO! You can tell Leon’s one happy Lobster praise God!🥰
Him wanting full control over the tongs while he gets the food makes me imagine him thinking "I know you are giving me food, mysterious long claw, but I do not trust you."
Leon is very confused all the time. Lobsters live at depths of 40 meters or more. They sense their surroundings using their antennae - to detect fluctuations in the water pressure. It's the same way our ears detect "sound" based on fluctuations in air pressure. Leon cannot see anything in any sense that you and I would understand vision. And any light detecting abilities he once possessed died within minutes of fishermen bringing him to the surface. His eyes are as important to him as our noses are to us. It's good that we can smell things. But we use sight to figure out what's going on. In his natural habitat, Leon knows if there's light somewhere, but he primarily figures out his surroundings based on the taste and smell of the water plus "listening" to the water with his antennae. But the second Leon wandered into that trap and got winched to the surface onto that fishing troller - it burned out his retinas faster than if I forced you to stare straight at the sun through a pair of binoculars.
@@realdizzle87 I dunno, i mean there are other crustiness that live in much more sunlit areas and however they deal with looking at the sun with no eyelids has been something i've been wondering about for a while, depending on whatever the answer to this is, he might be pre adapted to sunlight (probably not for long periods of time tho).
@@realdizzle87 There are instances in the videos where Leon definitely seems to react to seeing his own reflection in the aquarium glass, so he must still be able to see to some degree.
I learnt recently that lobsters and crawfish under stress lose colour, and conversely when they are happy and healthy they become much more vivid, looking at Leon he is one of the most vividly coloured lobsters I’ve ever seen. He must be extremely healthy.
@@jorgejorgen3480 Don't worry about loneliness. Lobsters really are solitary & he would find another male extremely threatening. They would fight probably to the death. The problem with getting him a female is that they would mate but only remain together for a few days. Then Mr Brandwood would have hundreds of baby lobsters to care for!
bind your arms to your body for 6 months to a year and see how strong you are ... THATS what happens when a wild lobster is caught underweight and gets sold to a lobster farm to grow bigger ... they never take off the catch band ... and once the farm sells them they add a a second band ... as every zone has a specific colour for the time of season ... In Canada anyway ... and his yellow blue band puts him as a glassgow New Brunswick wild caught lobster that went to a farm ...
This man is like Bob Ross of lobsters. Narrating his work with Leon while having reflections of our lives in a very calm and soothing manner. Love this journey with you and Leon, cheers.
Right tho, calms my kids right down, not much does that, calms me too....I want a lobster now but want to do it right! Edit to say I want to rescue a lobster not eat it!
Interesting to see Leon knows what the pebble used to weigh down the greens is for by the way he keeps a claw on it to make sure it doesn't move outta the way. Lobsters are way more inquisitive than I thought
We go on holiday to Corfu, Greece, a lot. There's a little unspoiled village there, and it has an aquarium. In the aquarium is a huge lobster. It's in a massive tank and has plenty of room, it's well looked after and has a great home. They think it's about 50 years old. I'm always torn between feeling sorry for him, being in a tank instead of the freedom of the sea, and relief knowing that no one will capture and eat him. Whenever I go on holiday, I always go and visit him. In Leon's honour, I'll give him Leon's name when I go and see him in July.
I work at a saltwater aquarium and sea life business as an animal care biologist and I adore these videos. The way you give enrichment and a variety of natural foods to Leon is fantastic and so much better than the easy way out I know a lot of hobbyists take with pellets and auto feeders.
It’s why I love culturing life foods. My fish get all sorts of goodies, live vinegar eels, live white worms, tubifex, and black worms, scuds, ostracods, daphnia
Since you're a animal care biologist, have you any idea if Leon is a boy or a girl? And it's fascinating to Leon coming as a little sorry heap from the shop and now is a beautiful active healed lobster, we should do that more in this world
What can i do to make my Koi 's lives more interesting? They eat pellets, have caves and potted plants to swim around and a deck over the pond to hide. But i dont know what else is safe to feed them.
I recently overheard a Market Basket (a local grocery store) employee telling another customer about Leon's story. I jumped into the conversation and soon there were 4 other customers listening as well. I gave them your info so they can follow you and Leon! Very interesting channel and I enjoy it very much!
@@blackdude4298 haha! Do you have a Market Basket comment to share as well? We’d love to hear it, if so! Even if you don’t and just felt the need to post a rude comment for no reason, welcome to the conversation. ☺️
I'm not trying to rain on your parade. But the healthiest and happiest lobsters are the lobsters that have not been caught in traps, dragged up onto fishing trollers, frozen to a temperature that allows them to barely cling to life (for the purpose of not spoiling too much of the catch by initiating premature death and therefore biological decay of all that sexy, sexy low-fat fish-muscle
I just rewatched your first Leon video. Seeing him lying in the box actually brought a lump to my throat! When you first put him in the tank and he dropped like a stone all lopsided and shut in. His first couple of steps, lurching around...and his first act: moving the oyster shell away from his living area. What a contrast to the lively , curious, and resplendent lobster we see now!
Leon's an American Lobster, a.k.a., True Lobster, and not a Rock Lobster. He is a rock star though. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_lobster en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_lobster
Look at those gorgeous koi, the beautiful plants, the other happy animals. You can tell Brady is a good guy who genuinely loves animals and is good at husbandry and horticulture. No wonder Leon is so happy with a varied diet of premium seafood and organic vegetables! He’s looking so good - his colors are really incredible. What a journey he’s had so far!
@@frog93 I did too. Fortunately I don't see grocery stores selling them where I live anymore. I've always believed that even if an animal is going to be used for food, it should be treated humanely and given enough space while it's alive in captivity.
I'm so happy that Leon is doing so well. He may not be living a normal lobster life, but he sure is living a good life! Thank you for saving him, and sharing him with us.
This man is living many 9-year-old's dreams of keeping a grocery store lobster I always used to look at them in the walmart tanks (back when that was a thing)
every time I walk in front of lobster tanks now I think of Leon, and it'll probably cross my mind for my whole life. And at 34 the dream has been rekindled by these amazing videos lol
Watching Leon progress and learning about him through you is fascinating. He is a fine looking Lobster especially in his new armour, and that was interesting too when he shed his old armour. Thank you Brady Brandwood for giving Leon a lovely home, and for all the interesting videos as well.
Was at the grocery store today and came across a tank full of lobsters. Literally one on top of the other, no space to move, with elastics on their claws. My heart sank and I cried. Thank you for making these wonderful videos showcasing Leon and giving him the respect that these wonderful creatures, as all creatures, deserve.
It's not surprising Leon is so healthy, you care so very well for all your living beings, just look how gorgeous your plants are, and of course your cats are healthy and happy too 🥰
I'm so glad he's still doing well. You have opened many eyes with these videos. A species we're mostly used to seeing as a food item is actually complex and fascinating. We often look down on invertebrates but many of them have interesting lives, especially in the ocean. I've stopped eating lobster due to getting to know Leon, BTW 🙂
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 Having respect for animals is one thing...but becoming a self-righteousness vegan is completely different. Go back to Tumblr.
It blew my mind when you pointed out Leon's size comparison with Abbey. I had no idea Leon was that large? Leon is looking so healthy and you're keeping him occupied as well as fed and he's got interesting weird things outside his tank to watch - thank you for another instalment 😊
Leon looks genuinely happy when he eats. His colors have really come out on him and he looks fantastic. I think he likes having a cave to himself and all the food to himself.
@@Kyle-gw6qp just thought I'd let you know that you're wrong in all but the most literal sense. Brain no, neurons, aka the thinky bits of the brain, yes. When the aliens show up and they're insectoids are you gonna tell them they have no brains too?
@@rdarkstorm8414 If aliens show up they will not fall neatly into the categories we have for life in Earth. I'm right in every sense. Lobsters do not have brains. That is an undeniable, scientific fact. Yes, they have several decentralised lumps of neurons, but that is not the same as having a brain.
It is always so cathartic watching Leon eat whatever treats you give him. I wonder how often you clean his tank? That video of him molting was the coolest video to watch, it was almost like watching an animal give birth sorta.
I’ve said this before !!! I have know idea why I’m so interested in Leon’s journey but man I can’t stop watching!!! Great fresh and southing content! Love this
I have grown very fond of Leon and find him so fascinating to watch, he is very hypnotic sometimes. Thank you for saving him and sharing him with everyone, I’m disabled so don’t get out much and Leon’s updates are always a highlight of my day. ♥️
You could crack it to make it easier, but this is good enrichment for him. He's got all the right tools. His big crusher claw and his little 'legs' around his mouth remind me of the nutcrackers and picks that my grandparents had to pick out the nuts from the shells
I agree that it's good for him to do it himself. Partly for enrichment and partly to regain the strength and co-ordination in his claws. Like lobster physical therapy.
This is especially a big problem with cats where they were not evolved to just sit around and get scritches. Like 99% of common cat misbehavior (loud zoomies at ungodly hours, attacking curtains and ankles, etc.) can be solved by just playing with your cat more and keeping them engaged. Even just making sure they have a nice window seat to watch the birds go by can make a huge difference if you’re gone all day. (This doesn’t mean tho to just turn them loose in the outdoors all day instead though. Cats have a huge destructive impact on wildlife populations especially bird species as well as the inherent risks to the cat. Don’t let your cat outside unsupervised they’ve led to so many species’ extinctions and near-extinctions and the local wildlife shouldn’t suffer just because you don’t feel like giving your cat enrichment yourself)
I even keep my little triops entertained by giving them curcumber. They can eat it all day without getting really full, so they have something to chew on whenever they get bored. And they live only for a few months, but i think its still important to give them a good live.
Leon keeps getting more and more robust and healthy-looking with each progressive video! He is definitely thriving! As for getting more “greens” in him, would plain unsalted sheets of nori (seaweed) work? I think at the pet store they do sell dried sheets of nori for herbivorous fish consumption. There are also frozen cubes of food that has a mix of krill, shrimp, and seaweed in it that might work? I wonder what Leon would do if you put one of those frozen cubes in there?... The only possible problem with the cubes is that when they melt, there will be a mess of things to clean up. Or maybe pieces of dried kombu might work? Kombu is dried kelp that can be rehydrated by soaking in water. As far as I know, it is salted so rinsing and soaking it will get most of the salt off, but maybe not all. Thank you for allowing us to enjoy and marvel at Leon’s charmed life! He is definitely living a full and wonderful life with you! Thank you for being so compassionate to him and the rest of your beautiful pet and plant menagerie!
Leon doesn't really need or want any veggies. Lobsters will nibble on plants - but it's less for nutrients than it is part of their predatory instincts. By damaging seaweed on the ocean-floor it causes the plant to excrete chemicals that fish can "smell" (actually it's more that the fish can taste it). So lobsters will set up shop near seaweed blooms. They'll bite some holes in the fresh seaweed to attract the fish that feed on the seaweed. Then they will lightly cover themselves in the sand or mud and lay completely motionless in the middle of the bed of seaweed with just their antennae exposed. Their antennae are so sensitive - they can feel everything that's happening in the water around them. And they let their antennae just drift in the current - and they look to any fish like just another piece of seaweed growing out of the seafloor. And the lobster will wait for hours or days - until an unsuspecting fish gets too close - and, Bam. In an instant - that lobster will strike faster than a snake and get that fish in its crusher. And that's how lobsters hunt.
Like once a month i came back to this channel to see if theres a follow up on Leon, ive been out for some time now and seing that he changed his armor and hes bigger and (in a lobster way i guess) happier, makes me full of joy, awesome channel
I never would have anticipated that a lobster would hold my attention like Leon does! I'm afraid he's yet another species I've underestimated. (Unlike humans, who I seem to have greatly overestimated)
I think a lot of it is the calm music, calm images, and how gentle Brady's voice is. I think if this was the exact same video but one of *those* youtubers, it'd be a lot less fun to watch, even if they said the same things lol
Every time you post on Leon, it makes me smile. Always happy to see how he's doing. His colors are vibrant and he truly is beautiful. It's nice to see what a happy healthy lobster looks like ☺️ truly a beautiful animal. Also makes me happy knowing you saved him from the grocery store, I always wanted to do that as a kid lol it shows how much even a lobster has to go through and all the needs that must be met to truly rescue a lobster. 💕
It truly amazes me how many moving parts there are on a Lobster and how agile they are synchronizing every movement. It's like a perfectly tuned orchestra. This video Brady made that so evident. Music in motion. TY for sharing all your vids. :):)
Thank you for the Leon update. I had to suddenly put down my almost 11 year old yorkie about 2 weeks ago and seeing Leon is helping my mood! Love also seeing glimpses of your home life. Cheers!
Still miss my Lady Jane who died 3 years ago -- tuxedo cat, female, fixed. She used to love laying on a pad in front of my wood pellet stove in the winters. So I know.
I have severe insomnia since childhood; these days things are slightly worse because of the political climate in Brazil. I've been running around youtube trying to ease my mind and saw Leon's first video. I clicked and spent the last few ours watching his adventures. These videos are so soothing and your text and narrating is great!! Thank you so much for the videos!!!
Leon doesn’t even look the same - he’s so healthy looking now. I look forward to his videos - he has made me look at lobsters differently . He looks like just a grumpy old man with a heart of gold. Leon just made impossible to eat another lobster ( said in a whisper ,as I don’t wish to offend him)
Leon lives a better life than I do and I'm so here for it. It's incredible how easy it is to dissociate from how sentient and intelligent animals are when eating them is first priority. I'm happy Leon is reminding people why animals deserve to live just as much as humans do. ❤️
@@Kyle-gw6qp you sound like someone who has watched zero of these videos. If they don't prove to you that this creature has thoughts, feelings and intelligence, you either haven't so much as watched one, or you're just one more example of someone far too eager to justify their own gluttonous gullet. Bet you also think cows, pigs and chickens feel no pain as they're slaughtered to feed your cravings.
@@ChristmasLore You want an obviously happy pet lobster to go back in the polluted sea and get caught and eaten by humans or other animals? Maybe you would like to return yourself to a cave dwelling hunter-gatherer lifestyle because you deserve to live natural too? No?, well it's the same for Leon. I think he wouldnt trade his life now for all the clams in the ocean
@@ChristmasLore animals in general don't value freedom nearly as much as humans do, and while lobsters are pretty smart compared to other invertebrates, I *highly* doubt that Leon is philosophically minded enough to prefer the dangers of the open ocean to a life with unlimited food, complete safety, and enough room to move around in.
Dang, Leon eats better than I do! I'm coming over for dinner! Jokes aside Leon is looking so happy and healthy - thank you for taking such great care of him and letting us into his life!
Leon won the Lobster Lottery - going from a grocery store tank facing you know what, to having a great life in a tank all to himself and prepared meals every day. Keep up the great work with him! These videos are fascinating to watch.
I love that you can tell when leon is in the process of cracking the shell. As his non crushing claw unconsciously closes in his efforts in squeezing the shell 7:54
I have learned a great deal about lobster behaviour, and really come to admire their beauty and complexity. Thanks so much for rescuing Leon and sharing him with us.
It’s fascinating to see how intricate his motor skills are. He cracks a mussel by positioning himself with his feet, and then places the shell in between his claws. I don’t think we’re giving these animals enough credit. They clearly have some basic problem solving capabilities.
there is a video on youtube, where you can see bees opening a bottle to get to the juice. They both positioned themselve on two sides of the bottlecap, pushed their heads against it, and walked in circles, so the cap fell off. I think THATS more than simple problem solving skills, this is concurrence to human intelligence!
@@Kyle-gw6qp they do have a central nervous system with primitive ganglia, so they can definitely think at some basic level. Or are you saying this kind of behavior is purely instinct? To me, the way he’s handling the mussel clam seems way too specific for it to be instinct or just ‘programmed’ behavior. Like I said, we’re not giving these animals enough credit. They are clearly able to solve some problems with the little brains they have.
I've discovered your channel a few days ago and immediately binge-watched the entire Leon serie. What a renewed enjoyment! I also appreciate your side thoughts and the subtile glance at your universe you offer in the videos. Thank you so much for sharing. Long live to Leon & familly (just read that their life expectancy can reach 25 years!)
@@meeofcourse4152 actually the first one was suggested to me by the youtube algorithm. Then I followed the links. But you can find it by browsing the channel, it's a pretty old one!
Im really overjoyed to see how much more comfortable you are talking about lobster biology and Leon’s needs as a pet. I feel like at first it was like “here’s a lobster, I don’t know much about them but I’m happy to learn!” And now it’s like “Leon spooked because something touched his highly sensitive legs, it’s a lobster thing”
Leon's colors are so much more beautiful since his molt. I've worn my 'Leon' T out a couple times and got to tell Sir Leon's story. Thanks again Brady for another interesting video.
I never knew how invested I would be in the life story of a grocery store lobster, but here I am. My friend and I LIVE for these videos, I always tell him when a new Leon video comes out. Keep up the good work. Love the kitties and the koi, too!
Glad to know your boy is doing so well. Such a caring dad you are. Balanced diet, toys to play with, exercise and friends visiting. He probably has a smile on his face! Love the green lizard.😀💖
Thank you mr. Brandwood. Somehow having stumbled upon your channel and having followed Leon from the first episode, every content drop is a pleasure. Seeing the reaction of all kinds of people, groups and especially schools that have made a connection with nature through your videos is a healthy addition to our collective experience. Following you from the Netherlands with enjoyment. Greetings, Jonathan
seeing leon's journey is so heartwarming, like just look at him!! his coloring is so beautiful and seeing his claws with no band marks makes me so happy 🥺 is there anything unique that lobsters can eat? i forgot they could eat leafy greens lol
Leons colors are so stunning to look at. Hes a handsome lad. Always cute to see the kitties. We also have a cat whose not a "cat cat". Nola doesn't get why the others get to stay, but its not up to her 😉
Hey Brady, i think Leon just likes to keep you guessing about his eating habits. Gonna be a big fella at this rate of packing the food in. He is looking real healthy.
I found about Leon today and watched all the videos about him. I’m in love, Leon’s journey is so inspiring! Nice to see him getting happier and healthier in every video. I definitely have to buy the pink Leon shirt, it looks so cool! Thank you for amazing content!
This was fascinating, as always, and I think cracking his food open provides enrichment for him. His mouth is very dexterous, but grooming while eating is next level stuff. I think he is standing higher since his molt, and appears more active than before…he is looking fabulous. Congrats on a really good sponsor. Your Koi look very healthy, and your cats content.🖤🇨🇦
Leon is dripping with style in his new black-and-red shell. What a stylish crustacean! I love, how he uses his legs to position shell inside his crushing claw. Street smarts, indeed.
Seeing Leon’s dexterity eating a mussel was fascinating. Think of how many appendages he needs to move to crack the shell. I have a hard time managing a knife and fork and still get the food in my mouth. Think I’d starve if I had to add two more hands to eat.
Can I just say how awesome you are?! Saving and taking such care for this little creature : outstanding! You make this world a better place 😊 Have a nice life Leon! always pleased to see your journey 💚
Hello from Australia. Thank You for all the care and love, you've shown to Leon. The videos are great. What's cooler is the time you've dedicated to another creature, that you owe nothing to. I appreciate your taking him away from a dinner plate, and giving him a real life. I appreciate You. *Salutes*
Leon looks amazing! You can hardly tell this is the same sickly-looking lobster you rescued from the grocery store. And wow, it still amazes me how smart lobsters can be. Watching him opening the mussel was fantastic, I love how you do your best to replicate how he would feed in the wild. That's a good form of mental stimulation for him as well.
@@cameronferent361 While I agree we shouldn't anthropomorphize animals, Lobsters do have muscles and do feel stress. If muscles are unused, they will weaken. The stress they feel is not the same as us but it is still stress. Being in a small over stocked tank would be stressful for them esp with other male lobsters. They do get starved at grocery stores. It is unlikely they eat each other due to the fact that they can't use their claws and at that point are too weak to fight. A lot of them are at a point where they are too weak to even move. At a grocery store they are not kept in there for long as they are being sold. If you watch the first video of Leon you will see he could barely even move much. They will cannibalize yes, but at the grocery store it is almost impossible for them to do so. Mav had a good comment that while maybe they did anthropomorphize, it is not incorrect.
@@cameronferent361 The claws being wrapped is part of what I said. Please do not ignore my other point of them being already too weak to the point of barely being able to move. All animals, including humans and lobsters, need substance to not be weak. Lobsters that have been staved for long periods of time and are in poor conditions are going to be weak. Leon is a prime example of that. We see how far he has progressed in health. I do not need to work directly with lobsters to know that. Stress again in animals is not the same thing as it is as humans which I have already stated. Lobsters and other crustaceans have a supraesophageal ganglion which is their version of a brain. Their stress levels can be measured through a hormone called hyperglycemic or CHH (crustacean hypergycemic hormone). CHH becomes active during environmental changes, hypoxia, elevated temperatures, parasitic infections, sickness, and molting. It is also higher in situations where they have poor husbandry and nutrition. You can also have an idea on how stressed an animal is based on observation of behaviors and even color changes (depending on the animal) if you are unable to measure their hormone levels. It is actually not very difficult to measure their stress. You do not have to directly work with an animal to know things about said animal. I know a lot of things about animals because I do research on them as I enjoy learning about them. I also work at an exotic pet store which helps but most of my education comes from research, not from working with the animals directly. Even animals without brains have significant behavioral and health changes when giving proper husbandry and nutrition. Leon is a prime example of an animal who does not that have the same kind of brain as humans and would be considered sentient but still has problem solving skills, significant behavioral changes, health changes, appearance changes, etc. Even your common house fly has their own form of a brain (ganglia) which helps them see, smell, and sense things and even communicate with each other. It's not as black and white as "do these animals feel emotions ?" it's more about being instinctually programmed to survive and if they are not meeting those needs to survive they will go through their own version of stress (and that doesn't mean that they feel stress the same way we do.)
@@cameronferent361 every creature alive is conscious and has the ability to feel pain. That is a way outdated belief. Just like believing babies can't feel pain.
This is still so cool. It always makes me think of my dad (he passed in 2019 at the age of 60) he was a tugboat man and loved the ocean and learning and he would have absolutely loved this channel! I love all animals and have had interesting pets. Currently just two dogs. But Leon has taught me so much about his kind and it’s all thanks to you for rescuing him!
I have truly enjoyed being along for Leon's ride. It is amazing to see how a for sale lobster at the store has grown and developed. His color is amazing.
I'm always happy to see a new video of Leon, and absolutely thrilled that he gets the best food! He looks wonderful since his molt, I love the colors - means he's healthy and happy. Thank you for sharing with us!
another Leon video to brighten up my week! I just love watching him nibbling away at how food, it's so cute. I remember in the early days Leon couldn't use one of his crusher claws for some time so I feel so happy when I see he can use it to open clams and mussels now! so proud of him :) thank you for taking such kind and gentle care of him and for sharing him with us 🤗
Leon's looking great, better than ever in fact. He's clearly intelligent and it's good to see you providing him some meals that he has to open himself. You're doing a fantastic job with him.and it really shows.
It's important to know that his claws are not really meant for cracking open shells. Lobsters naturally hunt fish. Their claws are evolutionarily designed as a tool for quickly killing fish - not cracking into things. Making a habit of forcing Leon to use his crushers in that way is actually likely to cause him to hurt himself.
It's the same with giving him lettuce and kale. Vegetables are not on the food-pyramid of lobsters. Leon doesn't really need or want them. Lobsters will nibble on plants - but it's not for nutrients - it is part of their predatory instincts. By damaging seaweed on the ocean-floor it will cause the plant to excrete chemicals that fish can "smell" (actually it's more that the fish can taste it). So lobsters will set up shop near seaweed blooms. They'll bite some holes in the fresh seaweed to attract the fish that feed on the seaweed. Then they will lightly cover themselves in the sand or mud and lay completely motionless in the middle of the bed of seaweed with just their antennae exposed. Their antennae are so sensitive - they can feel everything that's happening in the water around them. And they let their antennae just drift in the current - and they look to any fish like just another piece of seaweed growing out of the seafloor. And the lobster will wait for hours or days - until an unsuspecting fish gets too close - and, Bam. In an instant - that lobster will strike faster than a snake and get that fish in its crusher. And that's how lobsters hunt.
@@kathybrem880 I'm not sure if that's supposed to be a troll or not - but the fossil record suggests they've maintained the classification of an apex-predator for at least 200x times as long as modern primates have been around. So, to quote Milan, if you're arguing how much smarter you are than a lobster - "we've got a LONG way to go"
I enjoy these observations and watching the relationship between you and Leon over time. It shows us that all creatures have something to teach us. Just as Leon is changing, I wonder how you have changed since your first encounter with him at the fish counter. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
I love seeing Leon interacting with the kitties! and very cool shots of all your kitties + koi fish, absolutely beautiful! they are all such lucky critters!
Love these videos about Leon. You include fun facts and also great shots of the various aspects of his life. He looks so healthy too. Thanks for continuing to give him a safe and long life
Leon is my new guilty pleasure, I've enjoyed watching him since the day he was rescued! Thank you for rescuing Leon and videotaping his life journey. I've learned a lot from you both :-)
Please never stop making Leon videos ! It’s so interesting, so awesome, I wish you’d do some longer videos too. Like letting the camera rolling for a whole day and show us the best Leon’s moments, more cats moments, beautiful plants you have, whatever you film is interesting anyways and you have such a soothing voice. Please please please make a 1-2h video !
Don't ever stop giving Leon challenges like the oyster. The stimulation and frustration is extremely beneficial to him. Much more than the actual food value.
It’s incredible how much more vibrant his coloring has gotten since you first rescued him from the grocery store. Thank you for sharing Leon’s beautiful journey with us!
Now you know what a really fresh lobster in the store looks like when buying dinner. Leon could have been in tanks for months with little or no food
He's molten, he's got a new body and so shiny and healthy! 🦞🦞
@@carmenmendez6836 🦞 just testing out my lobster emoji, didn't know I had one 😉
Yes, I too noticed Leon’s beautiful coloring AND HIS CONFIDENCE LEVEL AND SELF ESTEEM HAS GONE THROUGH THE ROOF ALSO! You can tell Leon’s one happy Lobster praise God!🥰
@@mslady1230 He really has everything a Lobster could ask for, and not even realize it.
Him wanting full control over the tongs while he gets the food makes me imagine him thinking "I know you are giving me food, mysterious long claw, but I do not trust you."
I thought the exact same thing lol.
Leon is very confused all the time. Lobsters live at depths of 40 meters or more. They sense their surroundings using their antennae - to detect fluctuations in the water pressure. It's the same way our ears detect "sound" based on fluctuations in air pressure. Leon cannot see anything in any sense that you and I would understand vision. And any light detecting abilities he once possessed died within minutes of fishermen bringing him to the surface. His eyes are as important to him as our noses are to us. It's good that we can smell things. But we use sight to figure out what's going on. In his natural habitat, Leon knows if there's light somewhere, but he primarily figures out his surroundings based on the taste and smell of the water plus "listening" to the water with his antennae. But the second Leon wandered into that trap and got winched to the surface onto that fishing troller - it burned out his retinas faster than if I forced you to stare straight at the sun through a pair of binoculars.
@@realdizzle87 I dunno, i mean there are other crustiness that live in much more sunlit areas and however they deal with looking at the sun with no eyelids has been something i've been wondering about for a while, depending on whatever the answer to this is, he might be pre adapted to sunlight (probably not for long periods of time tho).
@@realdizzle87 There are instances in the videos where Leon definitely seems to react to seeing his own reflection in the aquarium glass, so he must still be able to see to some degree.
Probably reacting to feeling the side of the tank.
I learnt recently that lobsters and crawfish under stress lose colour, and conversely when they are happy and healthy they become much more vivid, looking at Leon he is one of the most vividly coloured lobsters I’ve ever seen. He must be extremely healthy.
Duh. His only "predator" is a metal claw that feeds him. He's got no real worries. Except maybe getting lonely.
So do Betta fish.....
I agree, I haven't seen Leon in awhile, and his coloring looks great
@@jorgejorgen3480 Don't worry about loneliness. Lobsters really are solitary & he would find another male extremely threatening. They would fight probably to the death. The problem with getting him a female is that they would mate but only remain together for a few days. Then Mr Brandwood would have hundreds of baby lobsters to care for!
@@colinshaw9923 They rarely fight to the death, one might loose a claw or leg and that would be it.
When you first got Leon he couldn't even open his claws, now he's cracking open clams and muscles with ease, really heartwarming to see.
bind your arms to your body for 6 months to a year and see how strong you are ... THATS what happens when a wild lobster is caught underweight and gets sold to a lobster farm to grow bigger ... they never take off the catch band ... and once the farm sells them they add a a second band ... as every zone has a specific colour for the time of season ... In Canada anyway ... and his yellow blue band puts him as a glassgow New Brunswick wild caught lobster that went to a farm ...
beautiful
I wonder where he lives that he has geiko 🦎🦎in his tree
@@NewYorkTarot2019 The South, the Carolinas I believe he said 👍
Poor Leon was so depressed...poor thing didn't know what was happening..He's a happy lobster now
This man is like Bob Ross of lobsters. Narrating his work with Leon while having reflections of our lives in a very calm and soothing manner. Love this journey with you and Leon, cheers.
Right? His voice is calming and he has like a dad like feel with Leon and it's sweet. Such amazing videos, I'm sure we all enjoy
Hear, hear I so agree 👍 💖💯
Right tho, calms my kids right down, not much does that, calms me too....I want a lobster now but want to do it right!
Edit to say I want to rescue a lobster not eat it!
Lob Ross
Exactly! :) lol
Leon went from being a for sale to eat lobster, to having a better life than most humans. He really did win the lottery/lobbery.
Lobbery!! I love it, made me giggle, thank you.
Oh the gud ol lobsty lobbery!
The lobbery 🤣🤣
Lobstery*
Lobstery
Leon would make an excellent roommate. He actually knows how to keep his space clean, like a little gentleman.
Interesting to see Leon knows what the pebble used to weigh down the greens is for by the way he keeps a claw on it to make sure it doesn't move outta the way. Lobsters are way more inquisitive than I thought
We go on holiday to Corfu, Greece, a lot. There's a little unspoiled village there, and it has an aquarium. In the aquarium is a huge lobster. It's in a massive tank and has plenty of room, it's well looked after and has a great home. They think it's about 50 years old. I'm always torn between feeling sorry for him, being in a tank instead of the freedom of the sea, and relief knowing that no one will capture and eat him. Whenever I go on holiday, I always go and visit him. In Leon's honour, I'll give him Leon's name when I go and see him in July.
That is so cool!
Can you please tell me the name of this village? We go to Greece every year, would love to visit that ol boy sometime. ❤
@@ShindaRatto shh don't want to spoil it
@@ShindaRatto Only had a brief look but I can only see one aquarium on Corfu at all!
Please let us have a picture of the old boy - I’d love to see him!! 🤩
I work at a saltwater aquarium and sea life business as an animal care biologist and I adore these videos. The way you give enrichment and a variety of natural foods to Leon is fantastic and so much better than the easy way out I know a lot of hobbyists take with pellets and auto feeders.
It’s why I love culturing life foods. My fish get all sorts of goodies, live vinegar eels, live white worms, tubifex, and black worms, scuds, ostracods, daphnia
Since you're a animal care biologist, have you any idea if Leon is a boy or a girl?
And it's fascinating to Leon coming as a little sorry heap from the shop and now is a beautiful active healed lobster, we should do that more in this world
@@Muppetias In a previous video it was confirmed from a molt that Leon is a Male Lobster
@@derpychicken2131 thx I missed that
What can i do to make my Koi 's lives more interesting? They eat pellets, have caves and potted plants to swim around and a deck over the pond to hide. But i dont know what else is safe to feed them.
Never in my life did I think I would be this invested in a lobster!!!! And I can’t believe it’s been what 7 months now? Time flies
I recently overheard a Market Basket (a local grocery store) employee telling another customer about Leon's story. I jumped into the conversation and soon there were 4 other customers listening as well. I gave them your info so they can follow you and Leon! Very interesting channel and I enjoy it very much!
A fellow new englander, that’s a funny way of finding Leon fans in the wild
Damoulas for the win!!!
Still wondering why you jumped in for no reason even tho they weren’t talking to you
@@blackdude4298 haha! Do you have a Market Basket comment to share as well? We’d love to hear it, if so! Even if you don’t and just felt the need to post a rude comment for no reason, welcome to the conversation. ☺️
@@Lexiesmusic1 I’ve never heard of a market basket but yeah that’s it
He looks so good and healthy now, thx for sharing Leon’s journey!
Leon could outlive Brady. They can live from 50 to 100 years or longer.
@@DennisMoore664 no one could take care of him like Brady! Let’s hope they both live long, happy lives. 💫
@@DennisMoore664 Wow!
He sure was lucky the day he was taken home from the grocery store. Leon is the most healthy, happy lobster ever!
I'm not trying to rain on your parade. But the healthiest and happiest lobsters are the lobsters that have not been caught in traps, dragged up onto fishing trollers, frozen to a temperature that allows them to barely cling to life (for the purpose of not spoiling too much of the catch by initiating premature death and therefore biological decay of all that sexy, sexy low-fat fish-muscle
@@realdizzle87 But as a living organism, he is capable of recovering from that
I just rewatched your first Leon video. Seeing him lying in the box actually brought a lump to my throat! When you first put him in the tank and he dropped like a stone all lopsided and shut in. His first couple of steps, lurching around...and his first act: moving the oyster shell away from his living area.
What a contrast to the lively , curious, and resplendent lobster we see now!
Resplendent is a lovely word to describe Leon! 💓🦞
Leon’s like, “Yeah, I’m a rock lobster, got my own tank, a utube channel, a staff to take care of me.”
Like a Boss.🦞🦞🦞
A Lobstar
Leon's an American Lobster, a.k.a., True Lobster, and not a Rock Lobster. He is a rock star though.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_lobster
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_lobster
Somebody needs to write a series of children’s books about your pets. I’m sure it would be a hit!!!❤️❤️❤️
Look at those gorgeous koi, the beautiful plants, the other happy animals. You can tell Brady is a good guy who genuinely loves animals and is good at husbandry and horticulture. No wonder Leon is so happy with a varied diet of premium seafood and organic vegetables! He’s looking so good - his colors are really incredible. What a journey he’s had so far!
He's in lobster heaven haha. Without having died of course!
100%! I had no idea that Brady had Koi until waaaay after the first Leon video lol! I have Koi and a funny Bass.
I never thought I would become emotionally attached to a lobster, but I love my new bro Leon. I hope to see more of him. I Love these videos!
He looks so yummy. I agree with you!!!! Delicious
A "Leon" coffee mug is the first piece of YT video merchandise I've bought!
Same here. I always feel sorry for them at the supermarket - now it’s almost unbearable 😢
@@frog93 I did too. Fortunately I don't see grocery stores selling them where I live anymore. I've always believed that even if an animal is going to be used for food, it should be treated humanely and given enough space while it's alive in captivity.
I'm so happy that Leon is doing so well. He may not be living a normal lobster life, but he sure is living a good life! Thank you for saving him, and sharing him with us.
This man is living many 9-year-old's dreams of keeping a grocery store lobster
I always used to look at them in the walmart tanks (back when that was a thing)
I honestly forget about Walmart lobsters until you said that. Wild times
every time I walk in front of lobster tanks now I think of Leon, and it'll probably cross my mind for my whole life. And at 34 the dream has been rekindled by these amazing videos lol
i wish they were all free
I used to watch them at Red Lobster's
I’m emotionally invested in a lobster from halfway across the world…. I love it!
Thank you for the great and calming videos.
Leon's color & texture looks amazing, I remember how drab & scared he was, now he almost glows. What a wonderful journey to witness. Thank you.
Had cancer surgery back in January. Discovered your videos then. Leon has kept me company now for 5 months. Thanks so much.
Watching Leon progress and learning about him through you is fascinating. He is a fine looking Lobster especially in his new armour, and that was interesting too when he shed his old armour. Thank you Brady Brandwood for giving Leon a lovely home, and for all the interesting videos as well.
Was at the grocery store today and came across a tank full of lobsters. Literally one on top of the other, no space to move, with elastics on their claws. My heart sank and I cried. Thank you for making these wonderful videos showcasing Leon and giving him the respect that these wonderful creatures, as all creatures, deserve.
I love watching Leon, he’s looking so healthy, I imagine he’s happy.
It's not surprising Leon is so healthy, you care so very well for all your living beings, just look how gorgeous your plants are, and of course your cats are healthy and happy too 🥰
I'm so glad he's still doing well. You have opened many eyes with these videos. A species we're mostly used to seeing as a food item is actually complex and fascinating. We often look down on invertebrates but many of them have interesting lives, especially in the ocean. I've stopped eating lobster due to getting to know Leon, BTW 🙂
I hope you keep going with not eating other animals. :)
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 currently eating beef, shrimp, and a nice crab on my plate won’t be stupidly vegan
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 Having respect for animals is one thing...but becoming a self-righteousness vegan is completely different. Go back to Tumblr.
@@ct6502c What are you even talking about?
@@blackdude4298 yo pushy vegans can be annoying, but so can pushy meat eaters; and that was a pretty polite neutral comment. No need to be obnoxious.
It blew my mind when you pointed out Leon's size comparison with Abbey. I had no idea Leon was that large? Leon is looking so healthy and you're keeping him occupied as well as fed and he's got interesting weird things outside his tank to watch - thank you for another instalment 😊
It’d be cool if Brady could try to measure Leon. His length, size of his claws, and such! That’d be really interesting.
It surprised me too!
Leon looks genuinely happy when he eats. His colors have really come out on him and he looks fantastic. I think he likes having a cave to himself and all the food to himself.
Yes! He looked so excited when he finally got the shell open. His movements got much faster.
This might sound crazy but I detected a hint of a smile
@@dspsblyuth Lobsters literally do not have brains. Yes, that sounds crazy.
@@Kyle-gw6qp just thought I'd let you know that you're wrong in all but the most literal sense. Brain no, neurons, aka the thinky bits of the brain, yes.
When the aliens show up and they're insectoids are you gonna tell them they have no brains too?
@@rdarkstorm8414 If aliens show up they will not fall neatly into the categories we have for life in Earth.
I'm right in every sense. Lobsters do not have brains. That is an undeniable, scientific fact. Yes, they have several decentralised lumps of neurons, but that is not the same as having a brain.
It is always so cathartic watching Leon eat whatever treats you give him. I wonder how often you clean his tank? That video of him molting was the coolest video to watch, it was almost like watching an animal give birth sorta.
It was Leon's rebirth into the happy, healthy, vividly colored and beautiful lobster he is today!
I’ve said this before !!! I have know idea why I’m so interested in Leon’s journey but man I can’t stop watching!!! Great fresh and southing content! Love this
I've loved Leon's journey from the start. Thank you for sharing it with us and taking such great care of him.
I have grown very fond of Leon and find him so fascinating to watch, he is very hypnotic sometimes. Thank you for saving him and sharing him with everyone, I’m disabled so don’t get out much and Leon’s updates are always a highlight of my day. ♥️
You could crack it to make it easier, but this is good enrichment for him. He's got all the right tools. His big crusher claw and his little 'legs' around his mouth remind me of the nutcrackers and picks that my grandparents had to pick out the nuts from the shells
It keeps him busy & his claws in shape
I still use the old style nut crackers and picks that belonged to my parents! I, like Leon require a lot of enrichment too!
I agree that it's good for him to do it himself. Partly for enrichment and partly to regain the strength and co-ordination in his claws. Like lobster physical therapy.
This is especially a big problem with cats where they were not evolved to just sit around and get scritches. Like 99% of common cat misbehavior (loud zoomies at ungodly hours, attacking curtains and ankles, etc.) can be solved by just playing with your cat more and keeping them engaged. Even just making sure they have a nice window seat to watch the birds go by can make a huge difference if you’re gone all day.
(This doesn’t mean tho to just turn them loose in the outdoors all day instead though. Cats have a huge destructive impact on wildlife populations especially bird species as well as the inherent risks to the cat. Don’t let your cat outside unsupervised they’ve led to so many species’ extinctions and near-extinctions and the local wildlife shouldn’t suffer just because you don’t feel like giving your cat enrichment yourself)
I even keep my little triops entertained by giving them curcumber. They can eat it all day without getting really full, so they have something to chew on whenever they get bored. And they live only for a few months, but i think its still important to give them a good live.
Leon keeps getting more and more robust and healthy-looking with each progressive video! He is definitely thriving! As for getting more “greens” in him, would plain unsalted sheets of nori (seaweed) work? I think at the pet store they do sell dried sheets of nori for herbivorous fish consumption.
There are also frozen cubes of food that has a mix of krill, shrimp, and seaweed in it that might work? I wonder what Leon would do if you put one of those frozen cubes in there?... The only possible problem with the cubes is that when they melt, there will be a mess of things to clean up.
Or maybe pieces of dried kombu might work? Kombu is dried kelp that can be rehydrated by soaking in water. As far as I know, it is salted so rinsing and soaking it will get most of the salt off, but maybe not all.
Thank you for allowing us to enjoy and marvel at Leon’s charmed life! He is definitely living a full and wonderful life with you! Thank you for being so compassionate to him and the rest of your beautiful pet and plant menagerie!
I was wondering something similar, if Leon might prefer seaweed, kelp, or other sea greens for his veggies.
wakame would probably be better than nori.
Another option is Repashy
Leon doesn't really need or want any veggies. Lobsters will nibble on plants - but it's less for nutrients than it is part of their predatory instincts. By damaging seaweed on the ocean-floor it causes the plant to excrete chemicals that fish can "smell" (actually it's more that the fish can taste it). So lobsters will set up shop near seaweed blooms. They'll bite some holes in the fresh seaweed to attract the fish that feed on the seaweed. Then they will lightly cover themselves in the sand or mud and lay completely motionless in the middle of the bed of seaweed with just their antennae exposed. Their antennae are so sensitive - they can feel everything that's happening in the water around them. And they let their antennae just drift in the current - and they look to any fish like just another piece of seaweed growing out of the seafloor. And the lobster will wait for hours or days - until an unsuspecting fish gets too close - and, Bam. In an instant - that lobster will strike faster than a snake and get that fish in its crusher. And that's how lobsters hunt.
Like once a month i came back to this channel to see if theres a follow up on Leon, ive been out for some time now and seing that he changed his armor and hes bigger and (in a lobster way i guess) happier, makes me full of joy, awesome channel
I never would have anticipated that a lobster would hold my attention like Leon does! I'm afraid he's yet another species I've underestimated. (Unlike humans, who I seem to have greatly overestimated)
I think a lot of it is the calm music, calm images, and how gentle Brady's voice is. I think if this was the exact same video but one of *those* youtubers, it'd be a lot less fun to watch, even if they said the same things lol
Haha! Amen to that. 😄
Extremely well put!!!!!!
It's ridiculous how entertained I am but such a thing as Leon being saved and leading a new life.
Every time you post on Leon, it makes me smile. Always happy to see how he's doing. His colors are vibrant and he truly is beautiful. It's nice to see what a happy healthy lobster looks like ☺️ truly a beautiful animal. Also makes me happy knowing you saved him from the grocery store, I always wanted to do that as a kid lol it shows how much even a lobster has to go through and all the needs that must be met to truly rescue a lobster. 💕
It truly amazes me how many moving parts there are on a Lobster and how agile they are synchronizing every movement. It's like a perfectly tuned orchestra. This video Brady made that so evident. Music in motion. TY for sharing all your vids. :):)
Thank you for the Leon update. I had to suddenly put down my almost 11 year old yorkie about 2 weeks ago and seeing Leon is helping my mood! Love also seeing glimpses of your home life. Cheers!
I’m sorry about your doggie. 😭
As companion pet lovers, we've all been there unfortunately. May your days be easier soon. Sorry for your loss 😟
I know how heartbreaking that is, so sorry
Still miss my Lady Jane who died 3 years ago -- tuxedo cat, female, fixed. She used to love laying on a pad in front of my wood pellet stove in the winters. So I know.
I am sorry for your loss. loosing a doggo is hard. I have a bunny, and I always worry about loosing him.
I have severe insomnia since childhood; these days things are slightly worse because of the political climate in Brazil.
I've been running around youtube trying to ease my mind and saw Leon's first video. I clicked and spent the last few ours watching his adventures.
These videos are so soothing and your text and narrating is great!!
Thank you so much for the videos!!!
Leon doesn’t even look the same - he’s so healthy looking now. I look forward to his videos - he has made me look at lobsters differently . He looks like just a grumpy old man with a heart of gold. Leon just made impossible to eat another lobster ( said in a whisper ,as I don’t wish to offend him)
Leon lives a better life than I do and I'm so here for it. It's incredible how easy it is to dissociate from how sentient and intelligent animals are when eating them is first priority. I'm happy Leon is reminding people why animals deserve to live just as much as humans do. ❤️
My friend, lobsters quite literally do not have brains. They are in no way intelligent. It's actually up for debate whether or not they can feel pain.
@@Kyle-gw6qp you sound like someone who has watched zero of these videos. If they don't prove to you that this creature has thoughts, feelings and intelligence, you either haven't so much as watched one, or you're just one more example of someone far too eager to justify their own gluttonous gullet. Bet you also think cows, pigs and chickens feel no pain as they're slaughtered to feed your cravings.
He's living in a (very small) cage.
This a live sentence in a tiny prison.
It's just as cruel. Leon deserves open waters.
@@ChristmasLore You want an obviously happy pet lobster to go back in the polluted sea and get caught and eaten by humans or other animals? Maybe you would like to return yourself to a cave dwelling hunter-gatherer lifestyle because you deserve to live natural too? No?, well it's the same for Leon. I think he wouldnt trade his life now for all the clams in the ocean
@@ChristmasLore animals in general don't value freedom nearly as much as humans do, and while lobsters are pretty smart compared to other invertebrates, I *highly* doubt that Leon is philosophically minded enough to prefer the dangers of the open ocean to a life with unlimited food, complete safety, and enough room to move around in.
Dang, Leon eats better than I do! I'm coming over for dinner! Jokes aside Leon is looking so happy and healthy - thank you for taking such great care of him and letting us into his life!
Leon won the Lobster Lottery - going from a grocery store tank facing you know what, to having a great life in a tank all to himself and prepared meals every day. Keep up the great work with him! These videos are fascinating to watch.
Always a fan of more Leon
I love that you can tell when leon is in the process of cracking the shell. As his non crushing claw unconsciously closes in his efforts in squeezing the shell 7:54
I have learned a great deal about lobster behaviour, and really come to admire their beauty and complexity. Thanks so much for rescuing Leon and sharing him with us.
It’s fascinating to see how intricate his motor skills are. He cracks a mussel by positioning himself with his feet, and then places the shell in between his claws. I don’t think we’re giving these animals enough credit. They clearly have some basic problem solving capabilities.
I think you're absolutely right. I don't think that's instinct. I think it's problem silving, too.
there is a video on youtube, where you can see bees opening a bottle to get to the juice. They both positioned themselve on two sides of the bottlecap, pushed their heads against it, and walked in circles, so the cap fell off. I think THATS more than simple problem solving skills, this is concurrence to human intelligence!
People under estimate animals all the time but we are literally animals. All made of the same stuff.
Lobsters don't have brains. It's almost certainly not problem solving.
@@Kyle-gw6qp they do have a central nervous system with primitive ganglia, so they can definitely think at some basic level. Or are you saying this kind of behavior is purely instinct? To me, the way he’s handling the mussel clam seems way too specific for it to be instinct or just ‘programmed’ behavior. Like I said, we’re not giving these animals enough credit. They are clearly able to solve some problems with the little brains they have.
Did I just finish watching Leon's video series in one sitting? Yes
Do I have any regrets? Absolutely not
I've discovered your channel a few days ago and immediately binge-watched the entire Leon serie. What a renewed enjoyment!
I also appreciate your side thoughts and the subtile glance at your universe you offer in the videos. Thank you so much for sharing. Long live to Leon & familly (just read that their life expectancy can reach 25 years!)
Welcome.
How to catch the earliest vids.... From the initial grocery buy.
@@meeofcourse4152 actually the first one was suggested to me by the youtube algorithm. Then I followed the links. But you can find it by browsing the channel, it's a pretty old one!
Leon is cool. How fun to watch him go from potential table fare to a happy guy! He has really developed his own personality. Love leon!
Im really overjoyed to see how much more comfortable you are talking about lobster biology and Leon’s needs as a pet. I feel like at first it was like “here’s a lobster, I don’t know much about them but I’m happy to learn!” And now it’s like “Leon spooked because something touched his highly sensitive legs, it’s a lobster thing”
I just love this Leon series, thank you! :)
Leon's colors are so much more beautiful since his molt. I've worn my 'Leon' T out a couple times and got to tell Sir Leon's story. Thanks again Brady for another interesting video.
It really does seem like his colours are getting more and more vibrant. It's a real sign that he's growing to be a healthy lobster. Awesome work!
I never knew how invested I would be in the life story of a grocery store lobster, but here I am. My friend and I LIVE for these videos, I always tell him when a new Leon video comes out. Keep up the good work. Love the kitties and the koi, too!
SAME
Glad to know your boy is doing so well. Such a caring dad you are. Balanced diet, toys to play with, exercise and friends visiting. He probably has a smile on his face! Love the green lizard.😀💖
I freaking love how efficient his digestive system is. all that food and only one tiny poop pellet
Thank you mr. Brandwood. Somehow having stumbled upon your channel and having followed Leon from the first episode, every content drop is a pleasure.
Seeing the reaction of all kinds of people, groups and especially schools that have made a connection with nature through your videos is a healthy addition to our collective experience.
Following you from the Netherlands with enjoyment. Greetings,
Jonathan
seeing leon's journey is so heartwarming, like just look at him!! his coloring is so beautiful and seeing his claws with no band marks makes me so happy 🥺 is there anything unique that lobsters can eat? i forgot they could eat leafy greens lol
Leons colors are so stunning to look at. Hes a handsome lad. Always cute to see the kitties. We also have a cat whose not a "cat cat". Nola doesn't get why the others get to stay, but its not up to her 😉
Hey Brady, i think Leon just likes to keep you guessing about his eating habits. Gonna be a big fella at this rate of packing the food in. He is looking real healthy.
I think it shows a little personality what he did with the clam 😆
Anytime one of these videos is posted, it fills me with such excitement! It’s like opening a Christmas gift!
I found about Leon today and watched all the videos about him. I’m in love, Leon’s journey is so inspiring! Nice to see him getting happier and healthier in every video. I definitely have to buy the pink Leon shirt, it looks so cool! Thank you for amazing content!
This was fascinating, as always, and I think cracking his food open provides enrichment for him. His mouth is very dexterous, but grooming while eating is next level stuff. I think he is standing higher since his molt, and appears more active than before…he is looking fabulous. Congrats on a really good sponsor. Your Koi look very healthy, and your cats content.🖤🇨🇦
Duuuude our boy Leon is back!!! We missed you buddy!
Leon is dripping with style in his new black-and-red shell. What a stylish crustacean! I love, how he uses his legs to position shell inside his crushing claw. Street smarts, indeed.
Seeing Leon’s dexterity eating a mussel was fascinating. Think of how many appendages he needs to move to crack the shell. I have a hard time managing a knife and fork and still get the food in my mouth. Think I’d starve if I had to add two more hands to eat.
Really? I'd think it would be easier.
🤣🤣🤣👍
It is obvious that Leon has mussels!
You can always keep a hammer by the kitchen table and smash the shell open.
1 hand holds the pizza. 1 hand holds the shower spary. 1 hand holds sponge. 1 extra hand to take selfies in the shower
Can I just say how awesome you are?! Saving and taking such care for this little creature : outstanding! You make this world a better place 😊 Have a nice life Leon! always pleased to see your journey 💚
Hello from Australia. Thank You for all the care and love, you've shown to Leon. The videos are great. What's cooler is the time you've dedicated to another creature, that you owe nothing to. I appreciate your taking him away from a dinner plate, and giving him a real life. I appreciate You. *Salutes*
Leon looks amazing! You can hardly tell this is the same sickly-looking lobster you rescued from the grocery store. And wow, it still amazes me how smart lobsters can be. Watching him opening the mussel was fantastic, I love how you do your best to replicate how he would feed in the wild. That's a good form of mental stimulation for him as well.
@@cameronferent361 store lobsters have claws restricted, they loose muscle, and most are starved while keeping kept in extremely stressful conditions.
@@cameronferent361 While I agree we shouldn't anthropomorphize animals, Lobsters do have muscles and do feel stress. If muscles are unused, they will weaken. The stress they feel is not the same as us but it is still stress. Being in a small over stocked tank would be stressful for them esp with other male lobsters. They do get starved at grocery stores. It is unlikely they eat each other due to the fact that they can't use their claws and at that point are too weak to fight. A lot of them are at a point where they are too weak to even move. At a grocery store they are not kept in there for long as they are being sold. If you watch the first video of Leon you will see he could barely even move much. They will cannibalize yes, but at the grocery store it is almost impossible for them to do so. Mav had a good comment that while maybe they did anthropomorphize, it is not incorrect.
@@cameronferent361 The claws being wrapped is part of what I said. Please do not ignore my other point of them being already too weak to the point of barely being able to move. All animals, including humans and lobsters, need substance to not be weak. Lobsters that have been staved for long periods of time and are in poor conditions are going to be weak. Leon is a prime example of that. We see how far he has progressed in health. I do not need to work directly with lobsters to know that.
Stress again in animals is not the same thing as it is as humans which I have already stated. Lobsters and other crustaceans have a supraesophageal ganglion which is their version of a brain. Their stress levels can be measured through a hormone called hyperglycemic or CHH (crustacean hypergycemic hormone). CHH becomes active during environmental changes, hypoxia, elevated temperatures, parasitic infections, sickness, and molting. It is also higher in situations where they have poor husbandry and nutrition. You can also have an idea on how stressed an animal is based on observation of behaviors and even color changes (depending on the animal) if you are unable to measure their hormone levels. It is actually not very difficult to measure their stress.
You do not have to directly work with an animal to know things about said animal. I know a lot of things about animals because I do research on them as I enjoy learning about them. I also work at an exotic pet store which helps but most of my education comes from research, not from working with the animals directly. Even animals without brains have significant behavioral and health changes when giving proper husbandry and nutrition. Leon is a prime example of an animal who does not that have the same kind of brain as humans and would be considered sentient but still has problem solving skills, significant behavioral changes, health changes, appearance changes, etc. Even your common house fly has their own form of a brain (ganglia) which helps them see, smell, and sense things and even communicate with each other. It's not as black and white as "do these animals feel emotions ?" it's more about being instinctually programmed to survive and if they are not meeting those needs to survive they will go through their own version of stress (and that doesn't mean that they feel stress the same way we do.)
@@cameronferent361 every creature alive is conscious and has the ability to feel pain. That is a way outdated belief. Just like believing babies can't feel pain.
This is still so cool. It always makes me think of my dad (he passed in 2019 at the age of 60) he was a tugboat man and loved the ocean and learning and he would have absolutely loved this channel! I love all animals and have had interesting pets. Currently just two dogs. But Leon has taught me so much about his kind and it’s all thanks to you for rescuing him!
Leon looks so beautiful. His story is so heartwarming. Thank you.
Awesome Ruth! Thank you for watching. ✌️✌️✌️🦞
I have truly enjoyed being along for Leon's ride. It is amazing to see how a for sale lobster at the store has grown and developed. His color is amazing.
Leon is probably the luckiest lobster in the world. He will never have to fear fishermen or ending up in a grocery store with strapped claws again.
He looks so much better every time . I’m so glad you rescued him. Love to Leon from London UK👍
I'm always happy to see a new video of Leon, and absolutely thrilled that he gets the best food! He looks wonderful since his molt, I love the colors - means he's healthy and happy. Thank you for sharing with us!
Love following Leon's journey!
another Leon video to brighten up my week! I just love watching him nibbling away at how food, it's so cute. I remember in the early days Leon couldn't use one of his crusher claws for some time so I feel so happy when I see he can use it to open clams and mussels now! so proud of him :) thank you for taking such kind and gentle care of him and for sharing him with us 🤗
Never in a million years would I have thought seeing a new video on a lobster would get me excited. you got me Leon been hooked since day one lol
Leon is looking splendid. I think he is a happy fellow.
Leon's looking great, better than ever in fact. He's clearly intelligent and it's good to see you providing him some meals that he has to open himself. You're doing a fantastic job with him.and it really shows.
It's important to know that his claws are not really meant for cracking open shells. Lobsters naturally hunt fish. Their claws are evolutionarily designed as a tool for quickly killing fish - not cracking into things. Making a habit of forcing Leon to use his crushers in that way is actually likely to cause him to hurt himself.
It's the same with giving him lettuce and kale. Vegetables are not on the food-pyramid of lobsters. Leon doesn't really need or want them. Lobsters will nibble on plants - but it's not for nutrients - it is part of their predatory instincts. By damaging seaweed on the ocean-floor it will cause the plant to excrete chemicals that fish can "smell" (actually it's more that the fish can taste it). So lobsters will set up shop near seaweed blooms. They'll bite some holes in the fresh seaweed to attract the fish that feed on the seaweed. Then they will lightly cover themselves in the sand or mud and lay completely motionless in the middle of the bed of seaweed with just their antennae exposed. Their antennae are so sensitive - they can feel everything that's happening in the water around them. And they let their antennae just drift in the current - and they look to any fish like just another piece of seaweed growing out of the seafloor. And the lobster will wait for hours or days - until an unsuspecting fish gets too close - and, Bam. In an instant - that lobster will strike faster than a snake and get that fish in its crusher. And that's how lobsters hunt.
No, lobsters are not intelligent
@@kathybrem880 I'm not sure if that's supposed to be a troll or not - but the fossil record suggests they've maintained the classification of an apex-predator for at least 200x times as long as modern primates have been around. So, to quote Milan, if you're arguing how much smarter you are than a lobster - "we've got a LONG way to go"
Thank you for continuing to share Leon's Journey. Bless you for saving him.
Leon went from hunting food in the ocean to almost getting killed and eaten to a lifestyle most people would envy.
This literally makes me want to go and save all the lobsters! I love this! Thank you so much for sharing!
LEOOONN I’ve missed the little guy!! Nice to see he’s still doing well
Precious Leon is looking better and better every day. Living the good life being saved from a supermarket.
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I enjoy these observations and watching the relationship between you and Leon over time. It shows us that all creatures have something to teach us. Just as Leon is changing, I wonder how you have changed since your first encounter with him at the fish counter. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
I love seeing Leon interacting with the kitties! and very cool shots of all your kitties + koi fish, absolutely beautiful! they are all such lucky critters!
Fantastic videos . Love following Leons journey ! Thank you
Kamikoto's publicity manager has some interesting humor sense 🤔 I am glad they're sponsoring tho
How does it feel to have the most popular lobster in the world? Leon truly is blessed to have such an inquisitive and attentive caretaker.
Love these videos about Leon. You include fun facts and also great shots of the various aspects of his life. He looks so healthy too. Thanks for continuing to give him a safe and long life
Leon is my new guilty pleasure, I've enjoyed watching him since the day he was rescued! Thank you for rescuing Leon and videotaping his life journey. I've learned a lot from you both :-)
Please never stop making Leon videos ! It’s so interesting, so awesome, I wish you’d do some longer videos too. Like letting the camera rolling for a whole day and show us the best Leon’s moments, more cats moments, beautiful plants you have, whatever you film is interesting anyways and you have such a soothing voice. Please please please make a 1-2h video !
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