Intermediate
Orange Lobster Named Crush Moves to Denver Aquarium
July 18th, 2024
Once, a very special orange lobster was found at a Red Lobster restaurant in Colorado. It was different from other lobsters because of its unique color. The restaurant workers saw it and decided to call it Crush. They chose this name because it reminded them of a famous football team's defense called the Orange Crush.
The people at the restaurant couldn't keep Crush, so they sent him to an aquarium in Denver. The lobster got a nice tank with football helmets to play with. The people at the aquarium are taking good care of Crush. They will watch him for a short time to make sure he is healthy before he joins other sea animals in a big tank.
Everyone is excited about Crush. They think he is very rare and special. The Denver aquarium has lots of different animals, like fish, stingrays, and even tigers, but having an orange lobster is not common. Crush came from far away, from the ocean near Canada, and now people in Colorado can visit and see him. This makes the aquarium a fun place to learn about sea creatures. They are happy to show Crush to everyone who comes to visit.
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💭 Discussion Questions
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. Why was the orange lobster named Crush?2
. Where is Crush living now?3
. What kind of animals can you find at the Denver aquarium aside from Crush?📖 Vocabulary
🌐 Cultural context
In Colorado, USA, football is a popular sport and the local Denver team is the Broncos. Their powerful defense in the 1970s was nicknamed the "Orange Crush." Red Lobster is a seafood restaurant chain in the United States, and the aquarium in Denver is a place where people can see and learn about sea animals.
🧠 Further reading
List of unusual deaths
Throughout history, some people have died in very strange ways. These are not common deaths, but ones that are so unusual, some people have written about them.
Long ago, in old times like the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, there were also some very rare deaths. Even up to the 19th century, which is the 1800s, some people died in ways that were not normal.
In the 20th century, from 1900 to 1999, there were several different times like the 1960s or the 1980s when special kinds of deaths happened. This continued even into the 21st century, which we are in now, including the 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s.
Animals have also died in unusual ways. There are stories about these animal deaths because they were not typical.
There are lists and books where you can read more about these strange and rare deaths. There are also websites you can visit if you want to see pictures or learn more.
Irrawaddy dolphin
The Irrawaddy dolphin is a special kind of dolphin that lives in the sea near coasts and in rivers in Asia. Its skin is blue-gray, and it doesn't have a long nose like other dolphins. This dolphin can live in both saltwater and fresh water. The best places to see many of them together are Chilika Lake in India and Songkhla Lake in Thailand.
This dolphin got its name a long time ago when Sir Richard Owen talked about it in 1866. People agree that it belongs to the dolphin family.
Irrawaddy dolphins are not very big. They can be as heavy as two big dogs and as long as a big table when they are fully grown. They look quite similar to other dolphins that have no back fins and those with bigger back fins and longer noses.
In their faces, they have a big round forehead and no long nose. This makes them look a bit like another dolphin called the beluga. However, they are actually more related to the killer whale. They have a friendly face because the front of their head is round and wide.