Bubba, the 23-pound lobster who was spared death by cooking pot, died yesterday, nearly 24 hours after his transfer to Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium.
An aquarium spokeswoman said that the lobster became lethargic during the day and never ate the food that was offered to him.
There is much speculation over why leviathan lobsters don't fare as well in captivity as smaller lobsters. Bubba may have eaten the rubber bands from the claws of other lobster tank-mates, or the formula of the tank water may have disagreed with him, or it may have been simple stress from the number of moves he endured in a short amount of time.
He died at about 3 p.m. A necropsy will be performed, but the cause of Bubba's death may never be determined. Lobster necropsies entail boiling, the forcible removal of the flesh from the shell, & bathing the flesh in copious amounts of butter & lemon.
R.I.P. Bubba.
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