1 in 30 million: Rare orange lobster found at Red Lobster in Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) – An extremely rare orange lobster with a genetic mutation avoided a trip to the dinner table after it was delivered to a Red Lobster in Colorado.

The Downtown Aquarium in Denver said the lobster was accidentally sent to a Red Lobster in Pueblo. Luckily, the shell was much brighter than the other crustaceans it was traveling with.

Kendra Kastendieck, the restaurant's general manager, said lobsters are typically "very dark brown with maybe a few small spots or...