A particularly special crustacean dodged a death sentence last month.
According to Inside Nova, staff at a Virginia Red Lobster decided to spare the life of an unusual-looking lobster that was originally headed to a plate. The employees were reportedly taken aback by the animal’s vibrant, speckled shell, which was unlike anything they’ve ever seen. They then contacted an expert to find out what kind of animal they were dealing with; and, it turns out, it was one of the most rarest lobsters in the world.
A conservationist informed the restaurant that the animal had a calico-colored shell, which is seen in one of every 30 million lobsters. After realizing how unique the crustacean was, Red Lobster decided to name it “Freckles” and ultimately donated it to Virginia Living Museum in Newport News.
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A ONE-in-30million calico lobster was rescued from a boiling Red Lobster pot by an eagle-eyed staffer who spotted the rare crustation.
An employee at the seafood giant s Manassas location in Virginia saved Freckles from the claws of death after his vibrant golden spots caught their eye.
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Red Lobster staff rescued this extremely rare lobster called Freckles from the claws of deathCredit: Facebook/Red Lobster
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Calico lobsters are a one-in-30million findCredit: Rex
Calicos can be difficult to spot when their golden hue is muddled with brown marks but thankfully Freckles managed to make a splash in this Red Lobster restaurant.
Courtesy of Red Lobster
The odds of having a bright future as a lobster when you’re in the kitchen of a Red Lobster are not good. In fact, the mortality rate might be approaching 100 percent. But for one special lobster, things turned out a little differently.
A lobster variant kind of like a collectible trading card, or a rare Pokémon was discovered at a Red Lobster in Manassas, Virginia, last week. Known as a calico, the lobster has a traditional dark hue to its shell with yellow and orange coloring. Such lobsters are a 1-in-30-million rarity, in part because their flashy appearance makes them more susceptible to predators.
Rare calico lobster found at Manassas Red Lobster gets new home in Virginia museum
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Rare calico lobster found at Manassas Red Lobster gets new home in Virginia museum
Freckles, the extremely rare lobster found at a Red Lobster in Manassas, now resides at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News.
Extremely rare lobster saved from being eaten at Virginia Red Lobster
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A rare calico lobster was spared from being someone s dinner at a Red Lobster in Virginia. (photo by David Tod McCarty via Unsplash)
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Good thing someone considered the lobster.
An extremely rare lobster was saved from a fate on a dinner plate at a Red Lobster restaurant located in Manassas, Va.
The Takeout reports how the specimen is what’s known as a calico lobster, so called because of its bespeckled shell. The website further explains how roughly one in every 30 million lobsters born end up with such coloring, its striking appearance fortunately allowing for people at the Red Lobster to take note of its special nature.