Rare two-coloured lobster given to science centre and saved from the pot

The rare two-coloured lobster has been donated to a science centre (Shannon Keresey/Wellfleet Shellfish Company via AP)

A seafood company has donated a rare, two-coloured lobster to a science centre, sparing the creature from the pan because of its remarkable coloration.

The unusual lobster is the typical brown colour on one side and bright orange on the other, and the two-toned pattern goes all the way from its head to its tail.