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Super rare orange lobster accidentally delivered to Colorado Red Lobster
A rare lobster is now safe at an aquarium after it was accidentally delivered to a Red Lobster in Colorado.
The restaurant staff recognized that this shellfish stood out from the bunch.
“They’re very dark brown with maybe a few small spots or discoloration points, so having one that was bright orange that none of us had ever seen was definitely a bit of a shock,” Kendra Kastendieck, the general manager of the Red Lobster in Pueblo, told FOX 31.
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She said several guests spotted the unique-looking creature and asked why staff had a “cooked lobster” in their tank.
Aquarium staff told Fox News Digital in an emailed statement that orange lobsters are one in 30 million. (Denver Downtown Aquarium)
The lobster was safely transported to Denver’s Downtown Aquarium.
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An aquarium staff member told Fox News Digital in an emailed statement that orange lobsters are one in 30 million.
Their coloration is from a “genetic mutation which affects and prevents encoded proteins. The lack of one or several proteins can manifest as different colors, including blue, yellow and orange,” the staff member wrote.
The lobster was safely transported to Denver’s Downtown Aquarium. (Denver Downtown Aquarium)
“We are thrilled to be able to share this very rare and extraordinary animal with the community and visitors to Colorado,” said Ryan Herman, general curator at Denver Downtown Aquarium.
The restaurant staff named the lobster “Crush” after the Denver Bronco’s football team’s “Orange Crush” defense.
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Crush the lobster will undergo a checkup from a veterinarian before being housed in an exhibit. (Denver Downtown Aquarium)
Crush was immediately placed in quarantine where he will be examined by a veterinarian before being placed in the museum’s “Lurks” exhibit that houses other cold water North Atlantic Ocean species after thirty days, said aquarium staff.
The orange lobster was immediately placed in quarantine where he will be examined by a veterinarian before being placed in the museum’s “Lurks” exhibit that houses other cold water North Atlantic Ocean species after thirty days, said aquarium staff. (Denver Downtown Aquarium)
Crush is not the first rare orange lobster to wind up at a Red Lobster.
In 2022, staff at a Florida Red Lobster location saved an orange lobster and sent it to to Ripley’s Aquarium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Fos News Digital reported. The lobster was named “Cheddar,” after the restaurant’s biscuits.
Fox News Digital reached out to Red Lobster for comment.
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NORTHWEST BOISE, Idaho — The Boise River is considered the heart of the city for many folks — floating, fishing and the gorgeous scenery on the greenbelt all rely on the waterway.
That’s why the City of Boise closely monitors the river’s water quality and the treated wastewater returned to the river from its water renewal facilities.
“The biggest question we get from people who are pedestrians and bicyclists is what are you trying to catch?,” said Bryan Dufosse, Senior Environmental Specialist with the City of Boise.
He and his team are often seen on the bridges over the Boise River with a unique crane looking contraption that they use to collect a series of water samples across the river.
WATCH | See how the city’s enviromental team tests the water quality of the Boise River
How the City of Boise tests water samples to ensure the Boise River runs clean
The city collects samples from locations upstream and downstream from Boise’s water renewal plants to ensure their treatment systems are working properly.
“We’re from the beginning of the pipe to the end of the pipe, making sure that we’re not putting anything into the river that takes away from the river’s water quality,” Dufosse said.
He says the majority of the time their samples come back nice and clean.
“We don’t see heavy pollutants fortunately here. Normally the Boise river is pretty clean, it’s pretty clean because the city citizens and the City Of Boise care about the River,” Dufosse said.
The city still conducts extensive testing to monitor for pollutants and other contaminants like heavy metals or nutrients. Samples collected from the river are brought to a portable water testing lab they built inside a camper before they’re taken to the city’s full size lab.
“Now we are splitting the samples so we can take them back to the water quality lab and then Alex and the rest of the team will test them for heavy metals and pH and all that kind of stuff,” said Corrine Smith, Water Quality Environmental Technician with the City of Boise.
If unusually high levels of metals or pollutants are detected, the city reports the findings to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and works to identify the source.
The city’s water quality team tests the Boise River 52 weeks a year to ensure the water remains clean and healthy.
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SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) – From Friday, July 17, at 10 a.m. through 6 a.m. Monday, July 20, Southbound Pyramid Way will be closed from Oddie Boulevard to C Street in Sparks for repaving and reconstruction work, according to a Wednesday, July 15, Nevada Department of Transportation news release.
• Southbound vehicles will be detoured via McCarran Boulevard
• Business access will remain available via side streets and marked with signs
• Westbound and eastbound Prater Way will remain open during the closures
• Drivers are asked to leave extra time to detour around the closures
The $14 million improvement project will improve Pyramid Way for bout 28,000 drivers who use it daily, the release said.
In 2010, the road was fully repaved, with minor resurfacing in some areas more recently.
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