The New England Aquarium introduced a new resident on Tuesday, a 21-pound lobster caught off the coast of Cape Cod. Covered with barnicles, the lobster is estimated to be over 20 years old. The addition of the giant lobster comes a week after the other big news on Central Wharf when a fur seal pup was born for the first time at the Aquarium. Check out these Aquarium videos on both events.
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