Updated: 6:50 PM EDT May 5, 2021
Thanks to being an ultra-rare lobster, one crustacean was saved from becoming the main dish at a Red Lobster. Now, he gets the chance to have a long, happy life, according to Red Lobster.
The restaurant chain said Freckles, a calico lobster was found at one of its Virginia locations.
Red Lobster says there s about a one in 30 million chance of finding a lobster like Freckles.
It says instead of serving up Freckles alongside some cheddar bay biscuits, the local restaurant donated the cool crustacean to the Virginia Living Museum and says it hopes he lives a long and wonderful life.
NEWPORT NEWS — There's a new member of the Virginia Living Museum's (VLM) animal family. Meet: "Freckles." A Manassas, Va. Red Lobster location reached out to…
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.
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