As a fish, Bubba's life is extremely bumpy, and there are even more scary labels on his body.
It's an abandoned pet, the first fish to undergo chemotherapy, an aquarium star who beats cancer, a super grouper, and a brocade that escapes its food attributes……
In 1987, it was abandoned by its owner at the reception of the Shedd Aquarium and placed in a bucket with a note on the side of the barrel, which roughly meant that it hoped it would have a good home.
At that time, the aquarium speculated that the owner might be afraid that Buba would grow bigger and bigger, so he had to give it up.
It turned out that Bubba was oneSaddle with spotter, also known as 靱趸 (dǔn), is the largest grouper.
If left to grow freely, the largest individualThe body length can reach 400.0 meters, and the weight can reach 0 kg.A big guy like this is difficult for the average person to raise.
The aquarium couldn't bear it, so it took it in, inspected it, and put it in the fish tank.
That year, it was about 25 years old, female, and 0 cm long.
In the later period, it changed from a female to a male.This reproductive strategy is common in groupers, which are hermaphroditic.
Take the saddle grouper as an example, when it first matures, most of them are females involved in breeding, and after a year to several years, the sex begins to change and slowly develops into a male grouper.
Some species are also present in some farmed groupersPrimary male individuals, that is, to cross the female stage and become a male directly.
After completing the transformation, Bubba eventually grew to 37 kilograms, 0.0 meters. The appearance looks very burly, so the staff named it - Bubba.
At this time, Bubba was already an animal star in the aquarium, experienced being abandoned, and finally grew up healthy, which was simply a change of life, and the "plot" of this kind of TV series is deeply loved by tourists.
However, the bad luck did not stop. By 2001, it was diagnosed with cancer and a malignant tumor on its forehead.
In order to save it, the doctor removed the tumor through surgery and chemotherapy, but the effect was very good.
After 2 years, the cancer returned, and then went through surgery and chemotherapy.
The medical team felt that this time Bubba was a bit hanging, and it turned out to be the cancer again.
Subsequently, it became famous for its success in "fighting cancer" and became the first fish to receive chemotherapy and survive it!
Many cancer patients take this as a role model, especially children, who call every day to ask how Bubba is doing, and when they learn that he is okay, they have the strength and courage to fight the disease.
但命運還是沒有放過它，到2006年8月22 日，布巴還是去世了，享年24歲（1982年-2006年8月22日），死因是：Age-appropriate multi-organ failure.
In general, the average lifespan of a saddle grouper is 5.0 years, which is considered the end of life for Bubba.
Bubba's life can be said to be ill-fated, but compared to other similar kinds, its luck can be regarded as explosive.
Because the saddle belt grouper also has a common name, called dragon grouper, also called pig lamb grouper, it has three characteristics: big, expensive, delicious.
A casual search will bring up a large number of related self-media videos, in the videoThe price of a small dragon grouper head is 1600 yuan, and the price of a whole dragon grouper is ridiculously high, up to tens of thousands.
The most expensive is its fish skin, there is an expensive dish called Kunlun Baofu in the Manchu and Han banquets, the fish skin inside is made of the skin of the grouper, it is said that the fish skin must come from the grouper fish of more than 300 catties.
Not only us, but also all over the world, the saddle grouper is recognized as a marine delicacy with high economic value.
Before it was protected (in some areas), saddle grouper was an important catch, and fishing enthusiasts also enjoyed catching this fish. The results of overfishing can be imagined, and soon the number of saddle groupers in the wild is decreasing.
In fact, the number of wild saddle groupers, how much is missing, and how much is left, is unknown, because its data is difficult to count, the official statement is - the data is lacking.
But in 2016 years, the saddle grouper was still included in the endangered red list, and the main basis for judgment wasSightings have decreased。
In short, this kind of fish was always seen and caught in the past, but now it is basically invisible, and this situation has been reported in many places, especially the huge adult individuals, which have almost disappeared from people's sight.
Fortunately, the current breeding technology is very mature, and it is still possible to eat this delicacy, but the price is still very expensive.
Compared with the food attribute of the dragon grouper, Bubba has taken a completely different path of fish life.
It did not become food, but "spiritual food" for people, and after death, its spirit continues to inspire those with cancer.
It also continued to dedicate itself to science, and after its death, its bones were made into specimens and stored in the Field Museum of Chicago, and the body tissues were cryopreserved for scientific research.