Rare, 1-in-30 million orange lobster accidentally sent to restaurant instead of aquarium

(NEW YORK POST) – An orange-colored lobster with an incredibly rare genetic mutation was nearly boiled and served up with some butter after it was “accidentally delivered” to a Colorado Red Lobster, according to a local aquarium. The Downtown Aquarium in Denver said the unique crustacean was shipped to the restaurant in Pueblo — about 110 miles south of the state capital, according to KDVR. Fortunately, the lobster’s brightly colored shell made it easier to identify before it wound up on a seafood platter at the restaurant.

“[Regular lobsters] are very dark brown with maybe a few small spots or discoloration points, so having one that was bright orange that none of us had ever seen was definitely a bit of a shock,” Kendra Kastendieck, the general manager of the Pueblo Red Lobster, told the outlet.

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Several guests at the restaurant even asked why there was already a pre-cooked lobster in the live lobby tank due to its strange coloring, she said.

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