The giant clam, known for its colorful cape-like mantle, wavy shell and astonishing size, is in danger of going extinct after ...

The giant freshwater stingray may be the world’s ... Stingrays locate prey, usually clams and crabs, with sensors located around their mouth that can detect an animal’s electrical field.

Half of all the giant clam species are at risk of global extinction, with the largest, Tridacna gigas, assessed as Critically Endangered, in an ...

WASHINGTON— Responding to a petition by biologist Dwayne Meadows, Ph.D., and following the Center for Biological Diversity’s notice of intent to sue, the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed ...

Giant clams can grow larger than one metre across, and weigh up to 250 kg Around 200 tonnes of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25 million (£18 million) have been seized in the ...

Re-seeding programmes on over 50 reefs are securing the survival of the giant clam for at least another generation, according to WWF-Philippines. Re-seeding programmes on over 50 reefs are securing ...

Ctenoides ales – also known as the electric clam, disco clam or electric flame scallop ... But the list of bizarre adaptations doesn’t end there. “Freshwater mussels – unionids – have a larval stage ...

Seventy sacks or more than two tons of giant clams or taklobo were seized in Gigantes Island in Carles, Iloilo. According to a GMA Regional TV report aired on “Balitanghali” on Wednesday, the ...

Habitat: There is some overlap in the locations of clams and oysters. Both can live in saltwater or freshwater. However, oysters are more commonly found in saltwater. Another one of their ...

There are many types of clam found all over the world. Some suit steaming, others are opened and served raw (like oysters), others can be used in stews or chowders. Popular species of clam include ...

Residents of Silaki, a remote and picturesque island in the Lingayen Gulf, have long faced the challenge of crossing the sea ...