Can't believe I've been keeping up with a lobster for the past 2 years. Long live Leon. You are a sacred soul, Brady.

@bryantashton4234

10 ай бұрын

Has it been two years already? Insane! I remember watching Leon’s first video when it came out.

@TentaclePentacle

10 ай бұрын

Lobster actually live a long time. Leon will probably out live him.

@Liberate1990

10 ай бұрын

@TentaclePentacle I meant more, so the fact I started to watch this in lockdown of what was a soon to be eaten lobster in a tank to being rescued by Brady. I can't believe how fast the time has gone, and I was surprised because of the circumstances that he was still alive, considering how it all began.

@moseskongi4746

10 ай бұрын

@@Liberate1990 I wood break into this ngga's house to take leon for dinner. Crazy mufcka keeping food as a pet.

@CTRLyurself

10 ай бұрын

Amen to that

You really have given this lobster a soul, a persona, and made him an individual that I feel empathy with.

@MikeR65

10 ай бұрын

you should see a psychiatrist then.

@phillatella6470

10 ай бұрын

​@@MikeR65wow....

@phillatella6470

10 ай бұрын

Totally agree with you ALL life is precious

@rustynailmendlesohn8710

10 ай бұрын

@@MikeR65 who wee wee'd in your breakfast buddy? This was a completely wonderful video and M M's comment didn't deserve your juvenile remark.

@angelinaduganNy

10 ай бұрын

@@MikeR65 That is really uncalled for. I think that you need some empathy towards other humans.

Saving lobster from grocery store video from 2 years ago came up in recommended. went searching to see how long it lived and find its still alive. surprised but pleased. go leon go.

@Bradybrandwood

2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you for checking back in on Leon. ✌️✌️✌️🦞

@NOTIMPRESSED2018

2 ай бұрын

Me too

@Lydia-Frost

26 күн бұрын

They can live longer than 100 years, so this will be really cool to watch over the decades!

Lobsters aren't your traditional "cute" animal, they're not a mammal, they're not even a vertebrate, AND they're an animal we're used to seeing as food. The fact that you put so MUCH effort and heart into caring for this creature is such a picture of pure compassion, it never stops being the most beautiful thing to see.

@impaugjuldivmax

2 ай бұрын

humans..

@Cwgrlup

Ай бұрын

This shows just how comfortable, safe and healthy Leon is-that he can shed his shell and exhibit such normal, healthy behavior. Thanks for this amazing video filled with amazing things that happen deep down in our oceans.

@ARockRaider

Ай бұрын

i have noticed that with enough exposure, humans will consider anything cute.

@RoysFineGems

Ай бұрын

It makes you wonder about the first poor, starving bastard that was so hungry, he was willing to eat a giant sea bug? 🦞🦀🐙🦑🦐🦂😋 or worse🪼🐡🐸🦎🐍🤮🥶🥵🤮💀👻

@richardchambers256

Ай бұрын

I like to eat lobsters... Yum yum. but it would be cool to have one as a pet too.

My 7 year old and I are over here cheering for Leon “GET UP LEE! Get up! You can do it buddy!” I’m sure so many of us are rooting for him!

@dianamoore2241

10 ай бұрын

How sweet, Deb and I bet your Son really likes Leon 😍

@MrWatts-sp5vm

10 ай бұрын

I like his journey indeed!

@deb8911

10 ай бұрын

@@aarone1981 we’re not worried…just cheering for the sake of cheering!

@langustajableczna

10 ай бұрын

you area great mother for showing your child this and teaching empathy :) I'm sure your kid will cherish those memories

@deb8911

10 ай бұрын

@@langustajableczna thank you! I was taught to have great love and respect for all creatures great and small and I think he’s got the hang of it now. Our poor dog thought we were crazy…but we panicked when we saw Leon completely fall over.

I'm 68 and volunteer in our alternate high school. Imagine my surprise when one of the teens and I started a conversation about you and Leon! On Tuesday, when I'm back in the school, there will be an excited teenager and another conversation about you and Leon! Thanks for the new vid. Love it!

@petradegroot3578

10 ай бұрын

That’s so cool 😄

@victrola2007

10 ай бұрын

Real education!🙏🏻👏👏‼

@cobaltmidnightoilamp6748

2 ай бұрын

@royalbookshopper, fill me in on the details between you and the teen you were talking to about this latest Leon the Lobster video.

I've probably watched thousands of "nature" shows, and this is the very first time I've seen a lobster molt. It was kind of an emotional experience watching the creature struggle through the process. I was rooting for Leon the whole time. Thank you for the Leon videos.

Getting rid of that old grocery store body must be amazing. Look at those colors.

I thought he couldn't get any more colourful, but here he goes, with the redest claws I've ever seen. You go, little guy! This was absolutely fascinating to watch.

@victrola2007

10 ай бұрын

He is truly a magnificent creature!❤🎉

@meeofcourse4152

10 ай бұрын

Totally fascinating...Brady's narration enhances our experience

@AmandaJ__

10 ай бұрын

Beautiful eh! Almost ruby coloured

@XpWhister04

9 ай бұрын

Yep, lobsters always seem at their most vibrant after molting. My guess is that their shell becomes duller over time as they get closer to their next molt (Just a guess, I’m not an expert on Lobsters so feel free to correct me)

@sallyanngrant1179

19 күн бұрын

His colours are just amazing.

Seeing his progress from when he was in the grocery store to when he was in your care is truly heartwarming. What's even more heartwarming is that lobsters dont really "die" of natural causes. You're gonna have this little guy around, possibly for the rest of your life. Leon has made me care very deeply for lobsters haha

@Yautah

10 ай бұрын

Might be wrong but don't they reach a point where they essentially stop molding but keep getting bigger, then die ?

@bugguyonline

10 ай бұрын

@@Yautahmolting gets harder and harder and eventually it might be so energy consuming that they die

@ADKV95

10 ай бұрын

@@bugguyonline So theoretically if we could assist in the molting somehow without stressing the lobster out (I imagine it as an old person trying to take their clothes off but can't, then suddenly giant hands appeared to strip them), we could have a lobster (if remains healthy) that grow infinitely? At least until it reaches a limit that's not existed yet in the wild.

@gr4vityjuli4n

10 ай бұрын

@@ADKV95 technically there are medical substances for fish and crabs that just knock them out or makes them relaxe very much. So if someone figures out how to shed a Lobster without damaging it, and before doing so knocks it out, maybe?

@SelkiesSong

10 ай бұрын

Same!

I cried through the entire molting. It was like witnessing death and birth at the same time.

@DarkMasterJo

3 ай бұрын

I thought they eat there old shells

@sadiezero-jx9wv

3 ай бұрын

​@@DarkMasterJo they will out in the wild usually, waste not want not. But leons pretty well fed so I'm guessing he doesn't need the extra protein

@qdpqbp

2 ай бұрын

me too man so many tears, so emotional calling in sick tomorrow

@GageClouse

2 ай бұрын

It was Surreal, he left his old self behind, then he was the new Leon. the genuine care. The narration, music, and the true process of mother nature came through so well in this. I would be lying if I didn’t say I had waves of emotion through this process. Thank you, Brady.

@hetedeleambacht6608

2 ай бұрын

yeah, i thought so too!​@@DarkMasterJo

I stopped eating meat about three years ago because of a video about a cow who loved to cuddle on a couch, I'm so glad, and this just makes me even gladder. You're a wonderful person Brady.

@kadiinhooopereira1177

2 ай бұрын

What a wuss

@-Milo

Ай бұрын

Future vegan

Seeing the rubber band scars on his original claws and the brilliant colors of his new claws after he shedded his prior self made me cry alittle. It made me think that everyone is vulnerable, sensitive and raw as they go through the hard work of change. Leon is life. Life is all of us.

@kindlin

5 ай бұрын

Leon is life.

@cynthia2553

5 ай бұрын

Thats beautiful!

@dickie748

4 ай бұрын

😭

@Wire_Mesh_Police

4 ай бұрын

I think you need to seek psychiatric care

@onecupof_tea

3 ай бұрын

It's true, changing yourself or your life, is hard work.

Full credit to you for keeping this guy alive and kicking and going through 'what he should do naturally' Well done to you for supplying everything he needs to keep him healthy.

@rochelem3872

10 ай бұрын

except for an actual home or cave he can hide away in when he doesn't want to be seen

@RobertSmith-cv1cu

10 ай бұрын

@@rochelem3872 I think I am right in saying he has a hideaway in the back of his tank. His owner will know the answer to that of course. When you take into account he was rescued from a live tank in a restaurant, ready to cook and eat, I feel he has been a very lucky lobster indeed.

@unknowable4147

10 ай бұрын

​@@rochelem3872 I believe he's said in another video that he feels safer being able to watch Leon molt, to at least be aware of any consequences happening. The little lower part behind the rocks is something Leon made himself though, and it's kinda his sleeping spot from what we have seen😊

@cassieoc2981

10 ай бұрын

Amazing to watch.. ,thank you!!!!!! 😊

@jonathanbair523

10 ай бұрын

All that good steady food must of helped with his new sized...

I am completely speechless by what I just saw....Thanks for showing it.

@Bradybrandwood

Ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you for checking out Leon’s story. ✌️✌️✌️🦞

Well....I've sat for two whole days and nights watching all the Leon tapes back to back. Great story. Thank you a million times over for saving Leon and looking after all the creatures you have. I'm an old lady in the UK and I'm also a nature nerd so I identified with everything you did. Thank God for people like you (and me) for helping give creatures a better life. Looking forward to more of your stuff. Xxxx

Thank you for saving Leon because we wouldn't see Leon come this far and the fact that he progressed while he was under your care was so beautiful bro

@JohnWick-vb9pc

10 ай бұрын

I want to eat him

@PreservationEnthusiast

10 ай бұрын

Wow, Brady is a great filmmaker!

@urbanmercenary2144

10 ай бұрын

Save Lobsters 🙏🏻💙🦞

@susanna8612

10 ай бұрын

Lobsters lives matter ✌️

I still remember seeing you take off the elastics from his claws and seeing what poor condition he was in. What a life changing experience for leon, thanks for sharing leon's changes over the years.

@jeffg6008

9 ай бұрын

It truly is unbelievable 🙏

@ingridr8917

9 ай бұрын

@@jeffg6008 I cried

@tomspeed3354

8 ай бұрын

stop eating them

@kariannstickle2708

8 ай бұрын

Leon literally brought my mom, brother, and me closer together 😭

@wildfiresnap

7 ай бұрын

no way i genuinely never expected to see another Xenosaga fan in the wild like this lol

I never would have guessed I'd be so invested in a lobster's life but here I am. Thanks for caring for him, and sharing!

Let's work on "the Leon Law" ! Prohibit the inhumane torture of lobster cooking . You're a great launching pad for this project Brady ! 💚💙💚👍🏼

@emmasmart6112

2 ай бұрын

Of what I believe I’m sure they were classed as a sentinel being

@Black_and_Green

Ай бұрын

Leons Law! 🎉❤

@richardchambers256

Ай бұрын

The next thing you know you weirdos are going to want to do the same for mice and rats.

Wow. I love the whole Leon series but this should win an award for a documentary! (It looked about as difficult as giving birth.) Long live Leon!!

@victrola2007

10 ай бұрын

It really should!

@meeofcourse4152

10 ай бұрын

Agree A documentary.... In theaters or DVD or Internet...en toto

@tite93

10 ай бұрын

Oh he will live long, haha

@davidcovington901

10 ай бұрын

@@aarone1981 You're saying that shrugging yourself out of your own thick skin while blind would be easy? Because you read an article .... Huh.

@samk4801

10 ай бұрын

@@davidcovington901 💯

Honestly Brady this is some of the most wholesome content that I have seen for years on KZread. Just pure novel educational content, a good emotional connection between you and Leon - and the audience, and no shout-out to Raid Shadow legends or ads. 10/10, amazing.

@mammado4194

10 ай бұрын

I would love to see Brady and Leon get some sponsorships.

@TheBroughamLlac

10 ай бұрын

Brought to you by Kerrygold

@smarchar

10 ай бұрын

Hey I appreciate Raidy Shady for sponsoring videos other advertisers wouldn't necessarily sponsor out of caution therefore allowing creators more freedom.

Never ate a lobster in my life and never will. Unreal videos and thanks for saving Leon and showing us all his life.

@jennifermcginnis2502

2 ай бұрын

Never had lobster either, and don’t wanna. How beautiful

@alphaandomega274

2 ай бұрын

I've never eaten lobster either. These videos are a real insight into a creature I knew very little of.

@user-rg7qo6yw9w

10 күн бұрын

I couldn't agree more these creatures not only deserve to live but they deserve to just be left alone and contine cleaning the bottom of the ocean

By boys and I have been following Leon since the beginning. None of us can believe how big he has gotten. The 12 year old keeps trying to bring his own Leon home from Publix. Sending all the love and best for our favorite lobster Tampa Bay, Fl. ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

Wow! I remember watching the old video when it came out and thinking he looked way more healthy and colorful after his first molt. His colors now are somehow even more bold and brilliant! Amazing how love and care can bring him from being in a terrible state to how he is now. Awesome stuff.

I'd have never imagined I'd be so engrossed and invested in the day to day activities of a lobster, but I've been here the whole time! God bless you, Brady. Thank you from Warner Robins.

@Bradybrandwood

10 ай бұрын

Ahhhh cool! You’re practically Leon’s neighbor. ✌️✌️✌️🦞

@sentforth5

10 ай бұрын

@@Bradybrandwood Yes sir. Transplant from Yorktown, Va.

i had full body chills watching leon interact with his old self post-molt. just so powerful to see from where he started to where he is today. i’m so emotional and grateful to have been able to share in witness. thank you for rescuing and thank you for sharing

@useyourdelusion6807

7 ай бұрын

Would you stkll eat a crab cake? Just curious?

@MichelleGrondine

7 ай бұрын

@@useyourdelusion6807 im vegan so no

@useyourdelusion6807

7 ай бұрын

@@MichelleGrondine ah well at least you arent a hypocrite then

@astick5249

4 ай бұрын

@@useyourdelusion6807I don't like this notion that its impossible to respect the animals you eat, i do eat meat, but i also recognize that i'm literally eating something that had to die for this to happen.(nothing against being vegan by the way) on the other side of this, i also find it irritating when people are incapable of seeing an animal we tend to eat as nothing more than that. There does not need to be a "one or the other" argument here, you are allowed to love the animals you happen to eat.

@useyourdelusion6807

4 ай бұрын

@@astick5249 is it really love then? Or just an appreciation coupled with the positive emotions the living animal makes you feel? The dopamine you get from the experience, is that a shallow love so to speak?

20:50 Leon is so beautiful here. He truly is a survivor, and a big ole beast. The colors on him are so vibrant. Glad he made it through the molt.

This video made me so emotional and I cannot exactly place why. Just seeing Leon safe, healthy and seemingly so happy with Brady is just so lovely. I hope Leon has the best life ever with Brady.

@peace-wj7rc

10 ай бұрын

I felt quite emotional watching this, too. The entire molting experience is just so incredible. It is truly remarkable that he had legs, claws, a body inside his body, like he is two lobsters in one (even more than two as he molted before and likely will molt again). Makes one wonder, how many Leons are in Leon? One of the most striking parts of the video to me was the comparison of the claws. It is incredible how the second claw "grew" but was a different claw. The teeth look exactly the same, as though it was the same claw growing. But it was an entirely different claw.

@victoriashaw324

10 ай бұрын

Leon is healthy because of what you have done for him. Love nutrition exercise and a few friends has really brought him to a great place When I lived in Florida I would catch Florida lobster sometimes I would come across a few molted shells it was very interesting never seen one mold but thank you to you now I know how it's done thank you

@asadovesoacrow

10 ай бұрын

I just commented something similar on a dog groomers videos. Just... People caring so deeply for another being. I'm not going through a great time so it's nice to be reminded people can care

@jessicaspears3713

10 ай бұрын

Me too!!!

@elizabethwitt2621

10 ай бұрын

​@@asadovesoacrowWe've all been there. Hang in there! Always darkest before the dawn.

Just a random Brazilian girl who has been anxiously waiting for this update. We all love Leon.

@joaomanuelveloso2

10 ай бұрын

BRAZEEEEO CARALHOOOOOOO

@maverick4177

10 ай бұрын

I had to read that twice 🤣 it was in the right order the second time and you didn’t have a Brazilian 🤣

@urbanmercenary2144

10 ай бұрын

Remember Lobsters are like Humans Save Lobsters Community is present 🙏🏻💙🦞 Love Cold places hope you can stay well, Hello from Canada, and remember Lobsters are Animals.

Leon is so inspiring and I found the molt deeply spiritual and reverent, even seeing him going back to it right after he shed it

@maggiepyper1132

3 ай бұрын

Yes agree ...spiritual and reverent ...God's creation is just wonderful

@KingsDaughter.

2 ай бұрын

Same , powerful to see what happened to us when born again and our old nature dead

Never have I ever cried over a lobster and been so proud of one either

He used to be so scared and timid but in this video he's really came out of his shell

@KanishQQuotes

8 ай бұрын

Dad please

@Halberds8122

7 ай бұрын

Ba dum tss 🥁

The size difference between molts is stunning. Makes me wonder how many years until Leon needs a new bigger tank.

@victrola2007

10 ай бұрын

IKR! That's exactly why, while on a tight budget, I bought his merch. Lol.

@evelynbagnasco7293

10 ай бұрын

I will have to contribute also , his beautiful tank seems small already.

@victrola2007

10 ай бұрын

@@evelynbagnasco7293 We must serve King Leon 👑 and treat his BFF and Butler well. 🤩🕊❣

@doingbettereveryday

10 ай бұрын

​​@@evelynbagnasco7293 kidding me? This guy makes like 5,000$+ for every single one of these videos. And they don't take a lot of effort to make..... This guy is completely fine with money. I'm sure these videos are just his side hustle too.

@andreashofmeyr9583

10 ай бұрын

​@@doingbettereveryday no effort? Lol. Get real.

Awwwwww!!! You kept his old claw!? That's like a parent keeping a child's baby teeth!

@Bradybrandwood

17 күн бұрын

Haaaaa haaaaaa so true! 😅

Ive literally just found this channel. It's so gracious that you "rescued" him from the Fresh Seafood shop. I watched as you snipped those elastic bands off his claws. Ive noticed - since literally watching back-to-back episodes - how colourful he has become. I believe it's because he's happy, healthy & it's because he's completely safe. Such a glorious sight. ❤️❤️😘

Leeeooonnnn!! I’ve missed you buddy- happy to see him doing so well!!🥰♥️

@hughgordon6435

10 ай бұрын

Whose a pretty bot then???

@bikes02

10 ай бұрын

@@hughgordon6435 What a toxic troll you are 🙄

Congratulations to Leon, he's beautiful. And many thanks to Brady for everything he has done to save Leon and keep him healthy, and for giving all of us a wonderful education into a lobster's life. I love the videos, the music, and Brady's comments.

Leon. The humble grocery store lobster, now watched by millions.

I love how Leon looks so healthy

Leon and the world got lucky the day you walked into that store! Thank you Brady, for sharing his life with us. So incredible to be able to witness that moult!

@ruthkletke

10 ай бұрын

molt

@piggerma

10 ай бұрын

@@ruthkletke Must be the Brit in me. Check your dictionary.

@ruthkletke

10 ай бұрын

@@piggerma We have it spelled both ways in Canadian dictionaries. Molt and moult..go fiquire.

@tobygoodenough8743

10 ай бұрын

@@ruthkletke figure *

@urbanmercenary2144

10 ай бұрын

​@@piggerma Yes, thank you for appreciated it 🙏🏻💙🦞

What a striking and educational video! He is HUGE now. The moment when he actually emerged from the old shell was shocking. What a drama of danger and struggle, but ultimate triumph. Leon is a Phoenix!

@JadeDragon407

10 ай бұрын

With plenty of 🔥 for another day. >>;=)

I am becoming a midwife and seeing this made me cry, it was just like a baby birth, it made me so happy.

Leon is living and thriving because of you. ❤ Thank you, Dad! 😊

As an invertebrate owner, I am shockingly surprised at how similar Leon's molting process is to my tarantulas and scorpions. It's incredible to watch. Their vulnerability is the hardest part to think about. Especially how delicate they are for WEEKS after their molt. What a WONDERFUL thing you've caught on camera. Thank you for caring so well for this special little guy. People often ask me how I can care so much for spiders and "bugs"....I tell people that once you're forced to keep something alive and actually CARE for it, you start to see it in a totally different light.

@kariannstickle2708

10 ай бұрын

I love this!! You truly care for Leon’s dry-land-equivalent critters! You’ve got a perspective on Leon most of us and likely even Leon’s caretaker don’t even have! How beautiful ❤

@layercake2368

10 ай бұрын

I remember someone saying that crustaceans and arachnids come from similar origins ...😊

@marjoriesinverts

10 ай бұрын

@@layercake2368 yes they did!

@cardioandfriends

10 ай бұрын

Makes sense to me. Your scorpion is just a few generations away from Leon and other lobsters

@PengiwuCentral

10 ай бұрын

They are like the spiders of the ocean ☺️

My eyes swelled up with tears when you pointed out the sensitivity of his shell and what this amazing creatures suffer when they are boiled alive, literally torture, I will never sit on a table where this is served and will always be loudly against this inhumane form of torture. Leon is such a beautiful creature, and you are a great man. Thank you for this series.

@stephs7294

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely with you on that x

@abnunga

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's been debunked that they don't feel pain when boiled. Just took a few centuries to figure that out. *shakes head*

@DiscoDevil197

10 ай бұрын

Its the only way to safely eat them

@Dagnabbit_RabbitPigeonForge

10 ай бұрын

@@DiscoDevil197 incorrect information. As a chef and restaurant GM, I prefer putting them in the refrigerator to slow them down and/or a quick knife thru the brain. Never live boiling or steaming. But personally, I dont eat lobster or crab.

@srsusansummers3070

10 ай бұрын

Totally agree

I had to subscribe. I never seen a lobster molt before and your care for Leon is touching. I'm sure most of us watching your videos will never look at lobsters the same way again. His/her hew shell is beautiful.

@Bradybrandwood

12 күн бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for the sub and for watching ed! ✌️✌️✌️

That was one of the coolest videos I've ever seen.

I am so fascinated by Leon's improvements. So glad you saved this little guy. We are leaning so much. I didn't want to eat these lobsters before, and really don't want to now.

@lorrainewebb9598

10 ай бұрын

I was a HUGE shellfish eater. I stumbled on Leon’s first video and I’ve never eaten shellfish since..

@rosemarymoore3142

10 ай бұрын

That was so interesting especially the slow motion shucking himself out of his old shell. When i watch Leon i know I'll never be eating Lobster. Boiling them alive feel utterly barbaric. He looks so beautiful,so many different colours in his shell. I've learned so much from your videos,thank you🦞

@monachan432

10 ай бұрын

I have stopped eating fish completely, not solely because of Leon but he absolutely contributed to my decision!

@treble473

10 ай бұрын

Me neither. Seeing the lobsters piled up with their claws banded in those small tanks at the grocery store is heartbreaking. Thinking about them being boiled alive makes me feel sick.

@Hrydra

10 ай бұрын

im going to eat twice as many lobsters now just so your change makes no difference

To see Leon sitting by his old shell at 12:25 is quite a powerful image. He is fresh and reborn, saying goodbye to his old self. How many of us get to do that?

@user-lh5kn8tv4f

10 ай бұрын

Us Christians do 👍

@tipix2898

10 ай бұрын

Well, like most humans I never quitted my body for a fresh new one. I guess I never got the occasion of sitting by my old skin...

@JohnWick-vb9pc

10 ай бұрын

Eat that lobster

@SimpleLifeAlways81

10 ай бұрын

Once you're saved, you're reborn

@TheImmilky

10 ай бұрын

​@@JohnWick-vb9pc eat your gf- oh wait, you don't have one 😂😂😂

You are doing some important work in having people learn and appreciate these extraordinary creatures 👍 It’s like he’s laying in his back kicking his pants off 🙂

It's so interesting how protective and attached he seems to his old shell like he's saying goodbye to an old friend

Thank you Brady for showing Leon's second moult. Following Leon's journey is unique and the knowledge that you give is wonderful. Leon looks absolutely spectacular in his new shell and may he moult many times more.

Leon's new look is incredible, I love his lava coloured spikes on the claws. I relate to Brady on some level. I saved a campbells hamster from a home that didn't want her anymore and she lived for 3 years and a few months, an incredible age for her species. I believe she appreaciated her new large tank with lots of activities and a thick layer to dig her tunnels. She was calm, sweet, curious and never bit anyone, let me clip her nails with no problem. Giving an animal a second chance and seeing it flourish is a great experience.

@soniaknapp6807

10 ай бұрын

Brady is a cat rescuer, so there is that! (Admittedly cat rescue is more mainstream than adopting lobsters!)

Leon could potentially live forever in his current climate. This story could span generations!

@Pintkonan

4 ай бұрын

IIRC lobster can grow up to 80 years in age. so its a lifetime job if you get one as a pet. ^^

@nvgboiyes6386

4 ай бұрын

Actually in the wild they can live to be 100+

@blahfasel2000

3 ай бұрын

@@nvgboiyes6386 That would be an extreme outlier. Generally they're believed to live about 45-50 years. What's interesting though is that they don't really age like other animals do. The limiting factor to their lifespan is the moulting process. The bigger they get the more energy it takes, so eventually they reach a point where they die from exhaustion during a moult.

He is beautiful

Happy to see Leon's getting bigger

@KN-xl6lw

10 ай бұрын

Leon's getting larger 😅

@maryblaufuss7533

10 ай бұрын

@@KN-xl6lw Johnny, how about a coffee?

Ever since I was a little kid when I saw the lobster and crab tanks in grocery stores I wanted to do this. I remember back then thinking they were for pet adoption and embarrassing my dad because when he told me what they were really for I started crying loudly in the middle of the store. Lol! So glad to see Leon thriving. I'm always telling people about his videos and they think it's kind of funny at first until they watch them and end up getting invested too. We all love Leon at my house! Congrats on his second molt!

Just Beautiful 🤩 totally awesome 👏 congratulations to you all ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🕊🕯

When you are able to love all creatures, it is a sign your soul is maturing. I think Leon is teaching us all something about ourselves.

Leon is The King of Coolness. Appeared to me, that in the minutes following the shedding of his old armor, he kept returning to it, as if he was paying it homage for it's time in service. This ol' gal is in awe, seeing such gratitude from a Lobster named Leon. He is a fine example to us lowly humans. Brady, the content of your videos is a topnotch, fascinating education. Thank You and Leon. I learned that an Octopus displays many emotions, in the movie (My Octopus Teacher), but am now enlightened about the sensitivity and emotion in Lobsters, along with the many other things you show us in these wonderful Leon videos. Again, I say Thank You.

@PADS62

10 ай бұрын

I couldn't have said it any better. Thanks! 🙂 I agree with you on every point you made. 😊 I don't know who I Love more... Brady or Leon! 😉❤️ lol

@TheTripleAce3

10 ай бұрын

It's not uncommon for them to eat scraps of their old exoskeleton to help their new one calcify faster.

Congratulations Leon!! He looks so spiffy in his new shell with his shiny new claws! Watching him molt really makes me think about how challenging that process must be for lobsters in the wild. I’m glad Leon has a safe space to shed his old shell, and a good friend looking out for him, through it all. 💙

I never thought id be so entertained by a lobster but i love this guy and his pet lobster, they have a special bond thats for sure, even staying up with him during the whole molting process, im sure leon knew you were right there with him if he needed you

back for the 2nd molt. lovely colors.

How weird it would be if humans moulted. You'd have to book time off work for it. "I can't come in today, sorry. I'm still feeling pretty vulnerable and my eyesight isn't 100% yet." We'd get two birthdays as well, which reminds me: HAPPY REBIRTHDAY LEON! ❤ Never thought I'd be crying over a lobster - it really was as if he were saying goodbye to his old self... some deep philosophical stuff in there. Great photography as always, Brady. Honoured to be on this beautiful journey with you and Leon

@SqualidsargeStudios

10 ай бұрын

At that point it wouldn’t be weird at all, it would be normal.

@Oddballkane

10 ай бұрын

We kind of do dust is skin flakes.

@davidmccann9811

10 ай бұрын

Can you imagine how creepy it would be having the skin of our old self to dispose of.

@Twenty-Seven

10 ай бұрын

@@davidmccann9811 You know we would play with it, like the curious creatures we are. We'd find different ways to fuck with people by stuffing them with newspaper or something.

@CAMSLAYER13

10 ай бұрын

Thats probably what will finally kill him. Lobsters are essentially biologically immortal but eventually he will get too big and it'll cost too much energy

Can't wait to see more when it comes to comparing his molts! Not weird at all. Research is important. It's how we learn, and it's not hurting him so nothing wrong with it. He's looking great ❤

@nealgrimes4382

10 ай бұрын

Personally i would have taken the opportunity with the old shell to perch a top.hat on the head and put a cane in one claw.

@dariocecchetto

10 ай бұрын

Today is the Leon's Birthday! Happy Birthday Leon! I want info you Leon is an Aries and a Gemini! Very Cool! That because his 1st molt was on April 01 of last year, so Happy Birthday Leon! 🎂♈️♊️

@maryblaufuss7533

10 ай бұрын

@@nealgrimes4382 Speaking of weird...

What beautiful, noble creatures lobsters are. I never truly appreciated that before. Thank you, Leon. Thank you, Brady. ❤

Holy smokes, Brady! You showed great restraint in not intervening when Leon flipped over. I think I may have dove in that tank in order to help him back to his feet. Thank you for letting us be a part of this wonderful event.

@Bradybrandwood

10 ай бұрын

😅😅😅

@migaud7789

10 ай бұрын

It would probably be wildly more stressful for Leon to be touched at all at that point knowing how vulnerable he is :(

Congrats on your successful molt Leon. I can tell you're much bigger now compared to your old shell!

this is easily one of the most interresting videos i have ever seen on youtube. amazing! leon is king!

I'm flabbergasted for the second time. Thank you so much, Brady, for letting us in Leon's life.

The molting is almost like a spiritual experience. It is like he is giving birth to himself. There are no words!! The whole journey from the supermarket to now is incredible. Thank you for sharing it with us! ❤

@smurfie8412

10 ай бұрын

I wish I could do that too!

@risel56

10 ай бұрын

I guess you could call it an out-of-body experience. 😁

@dennyshawyer1993

10 ай бұрын

Spider's do the same thing. Grose

@awashlime682p7

10 ай бұрын

​@@smurfie8412 we kinda do, we shed a lot of skin cells during the day

Absolutely beautiful! I just found you and Leon today so I have two years of videos to catch up on! ❤️

Great videos - Leon is the luckiest grocery store lobster on the planet---in georgia anyway-lol Amazing to see how hes grown and thrived, those new claws are really something -- he looked so lost and forlorn in the grocery store just waiting to be someones next meal.

Greetings from Myrtle Beach! Every one of these episodes has been outstanding. The photography, writing and narration are perfect for the subject matter. Can't wait to see what Leon does next!

@Bradybrandwood

10 ай бұрын

Awesome Mike! I’ve been going to Myrtle Beach all of my life. Thank you for watching! ✌️✌️✌️🦞

@RevMikeBlack

10 ай бұрын

@@Bradybrandwood I've been here all my life. Ain't leaving until the good Lord says so. You'll need to look me up the next time you're in town. I'll buy you a burger on the beach while we fly the drone. 🌴🌴🌴

Just came after watching the video of when you first got him. Can't believe it's the same lobster!

@Bradybrandwood

18 сағат бұрын

Yeah Leon is a big boy now. 🦞

Leon's looking great!

His colours are magnificent. Thank you for saving him and taking us all along on his journey ❤

That was stressful watching my boy molt for the 2nd time but he did his thing. Thank you for taking good care of Leon!

This is one of the nicest videos I've ever seen. You're an amazing person for doing this and allowing us all to see. Incredible. Makes me happy.

Fascinating to say the least! Lobsters are highly intelligent they put them right up there with the intelligence of a dolphin great video great narrative and Leon he is just pure awesomeness! Great camera work as well!

@Bradybrandwood

5 ай бұрын

Very cool Maxx! Thank you for checking out the video. ✌️✌️✌️🦞

Not going to lie, watching Leon go through his molt was sort of distressing. But it is the cycle of life for him, and he came through shiny and bigger. You got some amazing photography here, Brady. I do not envy you being awake and staying up to film some of it!

@KristenEarhart

10 ай бұрын

I, too, was stressed out watching Leon go through his molt. I found myself holding my breath a few times. 😯 I was so relieved when he was finally free of his old shell. 😅

Leon is a great lobster. He's all beautiful and shiny now. He's grown so much. Brady you are doing awesome work with Leon and all your critters. Loved this video.

I've been watching Leon on KZread, on my TV & couldn't leave comments or like. Got a tablet & here I am! Loving your videos! Watched you on Idiots in Bars so I could put a face to the voice! Awesome!! I live in Western Pa. or I'd adopt one of the kittens! Keep doing what your doing!!! Love you & Leon & rest of your crew!! How about the rooster & is the hen still at your home?

This is so beautiful

Do you think Leon understands what's happening when he molts? Is it scary, or a relief I wonder. He's a trooper and very inspirational in a strange sort of way. Thank you for all you do for him.

@skylark...

10 ай бұрын

He seems to know that's why he becomes more aggressive. He knows he's very vulnerable. As to whether or not he feels fear like we do is unknown. He seems to be attached to his old self as well. Very interesting and fascinating to watch. I really love these videos.

@PADS62

10 ай бұрын

​@@skylark... Me tooo! ❤

@danielled8665

10 ай бұрын

It honestly looks like he's giving birth to himself once a year.

@thehangingparsiple5692

10 ай бұрын

​@@danielled8665 perfectly put!

@JanusHoW

10 ай бұрын

It's definitely a relief when all is said and done. He molts because his insides are literally getting too big for his old exoskeleton. But at the same time, he knows he's vulnerable until his new carapace hardens.

I love how after molting Leon come to his shell, put his claws on it like "Here buddy, everything is okay", and gone to rest. Almost made me cry

I love Leon’s story.

Every once in a while I need a little Leon update! 🎉❤

"its Gucci man, its Gucci..." lol Leon so princely. Thank you for saving Leon and documenting his survival. May he continue to thrive!

Oh happy day!!!! Let’s do this Leon!!! Thank you BRADY for this special delivery!

What a truly amazing video. Thank you for sharing this with us.

@Bradybrandwood

2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you for checking it out. ✌️✌️✌️

These videos about Leon are amazing. Thank you for rescuing him. I had no idea that Lobsters molted! I also had no idea that they lived to 50+ years old in captivity! He's a lucky Lobster not to be lunch.

Leon is the best ambassador for lobsters all over the world. Hope things change and more care and compassion is given by people for this humble creature 🥰

@useyourdelusion6807

7 ай бұрын

Unlikekly as long as they remain delicious.

I can’t bear to think about what it feels like for them being boiled alive 😢 I love to see Leon living a better life than the one he was destined for, on a plate. It’s been a great informative and close up look on a lobster so far and looking forward to many more. 😊

@soniaknapp6807

10 ай бұрын

I've always been vegetarian (well since my mom read me Charlotte's Web around 6 and then took me to Austria to her farming village!!). As a child growing up in New Orleans I remember when my family or neighbors would have "crawfish boils", I would always steel one or two and bring them to the levee and set them free. I think, without being preachy, Brady and Leon have probably saved many lobsters and maybe even other animals. Maybe even crueler then being boiled alive is being starved with claws tied together (imagine being starved with handcuffs) for weeks? months? Leon was probably broken and wishing for death when he was chosen from the tank and voila, he's a star of the internet, living the life, given treats regularly and getting better and better digs.

@anvv5486

10 ай бұрын

I agree, it is barbaric.

Your photography and explanations are beautiful, what an awesome way to teach kids of all ages about the beauty of nature as well as the intellect and bandit l behavior and the relationships we can form with those who are so different from us

People who love animals are truly great people. Love following Leons progress

Brilliant camera work and observation/narration Brady! Thanks for sharing Leon with the world. He is the lobster ambassador, teaching the world about his kind.

@kellyharper367

10 ай бұрын

True!

@K1ngpool

10 ай бұрын

and the sound design glues it all together

He is SOOOOOOO…beautiful!!!💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

I immensely enjoyed watching this video. It was a learning experience. Luv Leon!! ❤