A lobster with an extremely rare gene mutation which makes it look like it has been cooked has been donated to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.
Most lobsters are dark blue and only go red and orange when they are cooked, however, the appropriately named Tango is already orange. Not only is it this odd colour, but it also the unusual condition of having two cutter claws, whereas most lobster have one cutter claw and one crusher claw. For a lobster to have two such mutations is almost unheard of.
Tango, who is between 10 and 15 years old, was caught south of the Isle of Wight a fortnight ago by crabber Emma Jane from Salcombe and skippered by Chris New.
Douglas Herdson, information officer at the National Marine Aquarium said, "I've seen ones with two crusher claws and orange - or even white ones - but the likelihood of having both two cutters and being orange must be millions to one."
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