An extremely rare calico lobster was rescued from a Red Lobster in Virginia

A rare lobster almost ended up as someone's dinner at a Red Lobster restaurant in Virginia before employees recognized its uniqueness and rescued it.

The male calico lobster, named Freckles by the Red Lobster team in Manassas, arrived at the restaurant on April 25 as part of its Maine lobster delivery. When team members recognized the lobster's unique, orange and black freckled shell covering, they reached out to Red Lobster's support team and confirmed it was a rare calico.