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Rare Split-Color Lobster Donated to Woods Hole Aquarium After Cape Cod Catch

Scientists say the two-toned shell likely reflects a chimera formed by fused eggs.

Overview

  • The lobster, caught off Cape Cod on Thursday, April 16, shows a sharp split of orange on one side and dark brown on the other.
  • Wellfleet Shellfish Company declined to sell it and donated it to the Woods Hole Science Aquarium.
  • Aquarium staff are keeping it in holding tanks at the Marine Biological Laboratory during renovations.
  • The aquarium expects to exhibit it for visitors upon reopening in early 2027.
  • Experts call the find exceptionally rare and say quoted odds like "one in 50 million" are rough estimates.