The Brantevik Eel () (Before 1859 - Before 7 August 2014), also known as Åle, was a

European eel The European eel (''Anguilla anguilla'') is a species of eel, a snake-like, catadromous fish. They are normally around and rarely reach more than , but can reach a length of up to in exceptional cases. Eels have been important sources of fo ...

(''Anguilla anguilla'') that is believed to have lived for more than 150 years. The eel was released into a well in the town of

Brantevik Brantevik is a locality situated in Simrishamn Municipality Simrishamn Municipality ( sv, Simrishamns kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Simrishamn. The creation of the present muni ...

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in 1859 by an eight-year-old boy, Samuel Nilsson. On 7 August 2014, the eel was reported to have died and was sent to an expert to determine the eel's actual age. The eel's head, presumed lost, was recovered later in a fridge. SVT's nature show ''Mitt i naturen'' extracted the eel from the well at one point, but put it back.

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