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<\/p>\nA man has beaten a billion to one odds after he found two incredibly rare lobsters – at a fishmongers in a landlocked county of Britain.<\/p>\n
Joseph Lee, 47, is a caterer and was shopping at Makro Wholesale, a cash and carry, when he stopped by the fishmongers to peruse their wares.<\/p>\n
When there he couldn’t believe his eyes, as he saw two orange Canadian lobsters – which are so rare that just one in 30 million are ever caught, making the odds of finding two of them one in a billion.<\/p>\n
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Joseph then approached the fishmonger, in landlocked Leicester, and convinced him not to sell the lobsters, which were listed for \u00a325.50 – but instead donate them to an aquarium.<\/p>\n
Joseph said: “I went in to do my usual shopping for my catering business.<\/p>\n
“I saw these two orange lobsters from a distance and thought they were toys because that’s the only time I’ve seen them orange apart from when they’re cooked.<\/p>\n
“I knew they wouldn’t have put cooked lobsters in there because you need to keep lobsters in a special tank with flowing water below seven degrees.<\/p>\n
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“I thought someone was having a joke and had put a couple of orange toy lobsters in the tank.<\/p>\n
“I got closer and noticed they were alive. I couldn’t believe my eyes.<\/p>\n
“I’ve been going to Makro for ten years and used to be a fishmonger myself but I have never seen anything like that before.<\/p>\n
“Rob the fishmonger told me they were really, really rare lobsters and to get one in the tank was a one in 30 million chance so the chances of having two are one in a billion.<\/p>\n
“It is like getting struck by lightning three times and surviving each time.<\/p>\n
“To have not just one but two in the tank is unimaginable.”<\/p>\n
The dad-of-two, from Leicester, decided to try and save the lobsters from being sold so spoke to the store manager who agreed to donate them to an aquarium.<\/p>\n
He said: “I couldn’t bare the thought that these extremely rare creatures would end up on someone’s plate.<\/p>\n
“I spoke to the manager of the catering division who said they would donate them to a Sea Life Centre.<\/p>\n
“It’s just incredible to see two of these amazingly coloured lobsters. I’m glad they’ve been saved so they can be enjoyed by people.”<\/p>\n
Live lobsters normally have dark brown or grey colouring which makes it easier for them to camouflage in the wild.<\/p>\n
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