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One-in-50-Million Split-Colored Lobster Gets Second Home at Cape Cod Aquarium
Photo: Monika Borys / Unsplash
A fishing crew off Massachusetts caught an extraordinarily rare split-colored lobster—an occurrence so uncommon it happens roughly once in 50 million catches. Rather than becoming a curiosity, the Wellfleet Shellfish Company donated the striking crustacean to an aquarium, where it can be appreciated by visitors for years to come.
A fishing crew off Massachusetts caught an extraordinarily rare split-colored lobster—an occurrence so uncommon it happens roughly once in 50 million catches. Rather than becoming a curiosity, the Wellfleet Shellfish Company donated the striking crustacean to an aquarium, where it can be appreciated by visitors for years to come.