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An ultra-rare orange lobster escaped being boiled alive in a Red Lobster restaurant after staff realised it was a 'one in 30 million' catch.
The colourful crustacean, who has been nicknamed Biscuit is amazingly the second to have been sent to a Red Lobster joint in two weeks – leading experts to suggest there may be a resurgence.
The first orange lobster to be found was at a Red Lobster in Hollywood, Florida and it’s since been established that both of the crusty chaps were found in the same area.
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Jared Durrett studies lobsters at the nearby Ripley’s Aquarium and told the franchise that the two catch indicate there is something in the environment that’s changing the lobsters.
He said: “Orange lobsters are uncommon, but perhaps not as rare as we first thought.
"Lobsters obtain their colour through the pigments they ingest in their diet.
"If these orange lobsters are being harvested from the same region, perhaps their localised diet contains a pigment that, when paired with the lobster's genetics, creates the orange coloration we are seeing.
"We plan to dive deeper into this and study the reasons why this abnormality is occurring more often.
"Our partnership with Red Lobster will allow us to capture data from fishermen, which typically is not easy to come by due to confidentiality."
Nicole Bott, senior director of communications at Red Lobster has said: "On the rare occasion we receive a lobster like Biscuit, we have to ask, why.
"We are hearing from our fishermen in the area where both Cheddar and Biscuit were caught that they are seeing a lot of orange lobsters this time of year.
"This seems to indicate the colouring is coming from a different food source. We're excited to support Ripley's research into this and learn more about our changing lobster populations."
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