A man has documented himself "saving" a freshwater crayfish from a Russia supermarket and travelling to Turkey by plane, before mistakenly releasing the creature into sea water.<br /><br />The baffling footage, captured on January 16, shows the man purchasing a crayfish, before placing it into a plastic bag filled with water. The man then boards a plane, displaying the creature in front of his plane window. The crayfish is later shown travelling by tram and being introduced to a local cat, before meeting it's salty demise.<br /><br />Aleksey (@astapenkoya) posted the video to TikTok with the caption "save life," where it blew up, receiving over 49.9 million views and attracting much criticism.<br /><br />"Why is no one asking how it got through security," one user said.<br /><br />"When you try and do something for the greater good but you actually end up doing the wrong thing," another commented. <br /><br />"I only found out that crayfish couldn't live in sea water after posting the TikTok. When shooting this video, I didn't think it would be so popular," Aleksey told Newsflare. <br /><br />Yet, Aleksey still believes his video can spread awareness. <br /><br />"I made a mistake but I decided to leave a video. I believe that thanks to this video, people will once again think about the conservation of nature.<br /><br />"Every day in the world people buy and boil crayfish. No one thinks about it.<br /><br />"Now I am preparing a game in the Appstore in which each player will be able to save crayfish. I plan to send part of the collected money to the nature protection fund."
