Rare opportunity for UNE students to study baby orange lobsters [Video]

NEW ENGLAND’S THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND’S RARE ORANGE LOBSTER – IS OFFICIALLY A MOTHER. THE UNIQUELY COLORED CRUSTACEAN HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO MORE RARE ORANGE LOBSTERS THAT STUDENTS WILL NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY. CATEMCCUSKER BRINGS US A LOOK AT “PEACHES” AND HER BABY LOBSTERS. LAST YEAR – THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND WELCOMED “PEACHES” – THE ORANGE COLORED LOBSTER. 00;00;22;13 – 00;00;48;16 PROFESSOR ORANGE LOBSTERS ARE PRETTY RARE IN ITSELF. AND, SUPPOSEDLY THEY’RE ABOUT ONE INCH 30 MILLION OF FINDING AN ORANGE LOBSTER, BUT RARELY WE FIND ANY EGG BEARING FEMALES. NOW PEACHES – ALONG WITH NORMA – THE NORMAL COLORED LOBSTER – HAVE BOTH GIVEN BIRTH TO ABOUT 140 TINY BABY LOBSTERS. 00;05;08;24 – 00;05;22;29 RUBY “THIS IS SO EXCITING. I’M DISCOVERING NEW INFORMATION THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS EVER SEEN OR HEARD OF.” THIS OFFSPRING ALLOWS FACULTY AND STUDENTS AT UNE TO STUDY THE GENETIC …