This is one lucky lobster.
The restaurant chain Red Lobster is known for having a big tank in the front of each of its locations full of lobsters. Typically, these animals are destined to end up on someone’s dinner plate, but that wasn’t the case for one lobster in Virginia.
It turns out, being a rare specimen can have its perks.
The lobster in question is also referred to as one of the rarest lobsters in the world.
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The lobster in question is also referred to as one of the rarest lobsters in the world, Inside Nova reports. That made it even more of a surprise when it turned up at a Red Lobster in Manassas.
Fortunately, the lobster was noticed while it was still alive and it was rescued from being served as dinner.
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The animal, which has been nicknamed Freckles due its appearance, is a calico lobster, The Takeout reports. According to the news outlet, these sorts of lobsters are named for the spotted design that appears on their shell and only occur in about “one in every 30 million” lobsters.
Freckles has reportedly been donated to the Virginia Living Museum for its lobster display.
Fox News reached out to Red Lobster for comment, but representatives for the company did not immediately reply.
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Freckles is not the only rare lobster to be discovered at Red Lobster.
Last year, Fox News reported that a rare blue lobster was rescued by employees at a Red Lobster restaurant in Akron, Ohio, after the unusual creature came into the restaurant as part of its live lobster shipment.
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Seeing the special coloring, the employees contacted Seafood Watch, a conservation program run by Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. Red Lobster is a conservation partner with Seafood Watch.