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Valenti explained that lobster age can be estimated by weight, with the weight increasing by around 1 pound (450 g) for every seven to ten years of life. He added that "I've been here for 12 years, and that's the biggest lobster I've ever seen".
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for US$ 100. He arrived at the restaurant on New Year's Eve. Keith
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George weighed 20 pounds (9.1 kg), and was estimated to be 140 years old, placing his year of birth around 1869. The age of lobsters can be difficult to determine, but can be estimated based on molting rate and the increase in size after a molt. Though some scientists claim that lobsters cannot
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