Rare orange lobster rescued from supermarket

The Editors, 30.09.2025

An extremely rare orange lobster was rescued from a supermarket aquarium in Rochester, NY. A customer noticed the animal in the aquarium awaiting its fate and alerted animal welfare.

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One in 30 million: That's how rare an orange lobster is – live ones, at least. Just such a crustecean was recently rescued from a supermarket in Rochester, New York, when a customer saw the animal in the aquarium and informed animal welfare. This saved the lobster from the pot, as the animal welfare organization Humane Long Island reported. Normally, lobsters only turn reddish when boiled.

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