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the white lobster anomaly

Posted on April 9, 2011 by whitey

What makes a white lobster white? The same anomaly that creates an instance of albinism in any organism: the lack of color pigment in the skin. An albino lobster has a melanin deficiency or a total absence of melanin. It … Continue reading →

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The Rare Albino Lobster

Posted on November 1, 2009 by whitey

Albino lobsters have been found off the coast of New England. It is estimated that they occur once in every hundred million lobsters. You would think that this rarity would make them extremely valuable, however, to date, all the albino … Continue reading →

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