Peter's Clam Bar in Hempstead, Long Island decided to celebrate National Lobster Day (and Father's Day) by releasing their restaurant mascot, a 21-pound lobster named Lorenzo, back into the wild.

The giant lobster is estimated to be around 110 years old and has been living in the restaurant's lobster tank for quite some time.

Restaurant owner, Butch Yamali, said of the lobster,

Lorenzo just kind of slipped through the cracks and ended up in our tank for years.

Something about that seems wildly unappetizing, but considering Lorenzo is still alive and kicking after living for years in a restaurant lobster tank, I guess it's fine.

Yamali went on to say,

Some of these lobsters just don't live that long, and this one did. So we figured what better way to celebrate Father's Day than by freeing Lorenzo. He became like a pet. People would come see him and take pictures with him, and he was just an object of the store.

And no wonder, just look at the size of that thing!

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Town officials joined in on the momentous occasion by presenting an official pardon to the ancient sea creature before he was released back into the Atlantic Beach Reef.

He's gonna be missed, but I think it's better like this. If he passed away here, it wouldn't be a good thing, and I couldn't have the heart to sell him.

The world's oldest lobsters are believed to have lived between 120-140 years, so Lorenzo could go on to live another 20 years in the wild. Or he could be eaten by a shark. It could really go either way.

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