"I think No. 9 was a giant isopod that was really loved by everyone." Having died by the 3rd of March, there are many voices of shock and sadness on the net. No. 9 was reported to be "fasting", but the direct cause of death is unknown.
For four months since entering the museum on January 26, 2013, No. 9 has never eaten food in the aquarium. However, after his death, he found that there was about 106 grams of undigested food left in his digestive tract. "The food left in the digestive tract was thought to have been eaten in the sea before entering the museum, and it was as soft as rag tofu and had a slight fishy odor. It is believed that they were feeding. "
Regarding No. 9 in his lifetime, "I still clearly remember the shock when I first saw it," said the zookeeper. No. 9 was 40 cm long and weighed 1,626 g at the time of admission, and was the largest individual (male) seen by the breeder. However, when they were bred in the backyard for several days and measured again when they were put out in the exhibition aquarium, they were found to have shrunk to 36 cm in length. "It seems that when we arrived, the cells in our body contained a lot of water due to the effect of being pulled up from the deep sea (water pressure difference)."
At Nico Nama, No. 9 created a "calm and mature atmosphere at his own pace." In the currently planned
memorial program , from the videos broadcast so far, the appearance of playing with NO.1 and NO.5 will be re-edited and broadcast (June 13th from 21:00 to 22:00). ..
From the other side of the monitor, "No. 9" healed and entertained everyone's hearts. With gratitude, I'm just quietly joining hands now.