Rare blue lobster discovered at Red Lobster gets new home at Akron Zoo
Conservation organization Seafood Watch set up the zoo match
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This is one lucky lobster.
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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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A rare blue lobster was rescued by employees at a Red Lobster restaurant in Akron, Ohio. (Courtesy Akron Zoo)
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.
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After being contacted, Seafood Watch reached out to Akron Zoo, which is also a conservation partner with the group, to see if it could take in the rare blue lobster Red Lobster workers had named Clawde after the restaurant’s mascot.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The zoo “quickly sprang into action” to make a home for the lobster, Akron Zoo shared on its Facebook page.
On Sunday, the zoo was able to take in Clawde. (Courtesy Akron Zoo)
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“Blue lobsters are very rare, occurring one in every 2 million. The blue coloration of the shell is the result of a genetic anomaly,” the zoo shared.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}On Sunday, the zoo was able to take in Clawde, who is now settling in a tank that has been dubbed “Clawde’s Man Cave” within the Komodo Kingdom building.
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Unfortunately, however, Clawde is unable to be visited by outsiders as the Komodo Kingdom is still closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.