Rare Yellow Lobster is 1 in 30 Million

Posted by Queuebot in Animal on June 12, 2009 at 12:33 pm


A rare yellow lobster was caught off the coast of Canada and given to Nathan Nickerson, owner of the Cape Cod restaurant Arnold’s Lobster and Clam Bar. 

Yellow lobsters get their name from their appearance of having been boiled, caused by a genetic mutation and is as rare as 1 in 30 million:

New England Aquarium director of research Michael Tlusty said a rare genetic mutation produces yellow lobsters. Life isn’t easy for such animals — their bright colors make it easy for predators to spot them.

Nickerson said the predators at his restaurant will never get a hold of Fiona. He said it would be like steaming a Rembrandt.

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8 comments to "Rare Yellow Lobster is 1 in 30 Million"

  1. Rhea
    June 12th, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    Since I live in Boston I've seen this story everywhere. But yellow?? It's not yellow.

  2. Avarana
    June 12th, 2009 at 4:12 pm

    HA Ha its not Rembrandt but The Rembrandts!!! I'll be there for yooouuu...

  3. Johnny Cat
    June 12th, 2009 at 6:15 pm

    If that's what they call yellow, whatever. I think Mr. Lobster is just a very forward thinking dude, and knows what he'll look like soon enough.

  4. Larry
    June 12th, 2009 at 7:22 pm

    Think how good he'd look dipped in melted golden butter.

  5. Christophe
    June 13th, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    pre-cooked lobsters!!!
    genetics, is there anything you can't do ;)

  6. Kalel
    June 13th, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    Put him in his natural environment -- on a leaf of lettuce, surrounded by mounds of cheesey potatoes and cole slaw.

  7. Staxeon
    June 14th, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    Looks like someone already ate one of his claws.

  8. Andrea Ellliott
    September 16th, 2009 at 2:47 pm

    I work for a grocery chain in Nova Scotia Canada and we have a yellow lobster also. I am looking for a place I can get him into to be kept alive.. i am very worried he will die and would like someone to contact me as to a museum or oceanogrpy place for him to go...


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