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The World's Oldest Individual Animal Was Born In 1499 CE. In 2006, Humans Accidentally Killed It.Cross section of Arctica islandica shells, stored in epoxy for further analysis.

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The World's Oldest Individual Animal Was Born In 1499 CE. In 2006, Humans Accidentally Killed It.Cross section of Arctica islandica shells, stored in epoxy for further analysis.
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The World's Oldest Individual Animal Was Born In 1499 CE. In 2006, Humans Accidentally Killed It.

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Scientists Read The Shells Of Clams That Live For 500 Years, And They Tell A Troubling Storyquahog clam on a beach

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Scientists Read The Shells Of Clams That Live For 500 Years, And They Tell A Troubling Storyquahog clam on a beach
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Scientists Read The Shells Of Clams That Live For 500 Years, And They Tell A Troubling Story

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Blood Clams: The Dangerous Delicacy You Can't Take Your Eyes Offblood clams with red tissues and black shells

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Blood Clams: The Dangerous Delicacy You Can't Take Your Eyes Offblood clams with red tissues and black shells
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Blood Clams: The Dangerous Delicacy You Can't Take Your Eyes Off

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To Make A Better Solar Cell Consult A Giant ClamGiant clam on the seabed with a bright blue mantle

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To Make A Better Solar Cell Consult A Giant ClamGiant clam on the seabed with a bright blue mantle
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To Make A Better Solar Cell Consult A Giant Clam

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The World's Oldest Giant Clam Was Born In 1499 CEAn ocean quahog clam on the beach.

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The World's Oldest Giant Clam Was Born In 1499 CEAn ocean quahog clam on the beach.
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The World's Oldest Giant Clam Was Born In 1499 CE

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The Secret To A Long Life? Clams Could Hold The KeyPhotograph of an Ocean Quahog (Arctica islandica)

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The Secret To A Long Life? Clams Could Hold The KeyPhotograph of an Ocean Quahog (Arctica islandica)
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The Secret To A Long Life? Clams Could Hold The Key

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Cancer Is Spreading In Shellfish, And Has Been For Hundreds Of Yearsresearcher's hands wearing blue gloves holding a soft-shell clam on a white cloth with green and red containers in the background

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Cancer Is Spreading In Shellfish, And Has Been For Hundreds Of Yearsresearcher's hands wearing blue gloves holding a soft-shell clam on a white cloth with green and red containers in the background
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Cancer Is Spreading In Shellfish, And Has Been For Hundreds Of Years

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The US Navy Used To Tell Divers How To Fight Giant ClamsA giant clam on the sea bed.

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The US Navy Used To Tell Divers How To Fight Giant ClamsA giant clam on the sea bed.
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The US Navy Used To Tell Divers How To Fight Giant Clams

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Florida Man Finds Huge Two-Hundred-Year-Old ClamA hand holding a big quahog shell, the ocean in the background and blue sky.

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Florida Man Finds Huge Two-Hundred-Year-Old ClamA hand holding a big quahog shell, the ocean in the background and blue sky.
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Florida Man Finds Huge Two-Hundred-Year-Old Clam

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China's Plan To Save Migratory Birds With A Really, Really Massive Birdfeederarticle image
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China's Plan To Save Migratory Birds With A Really, Really Massive Birdfeeder

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Damaged Scottish Reef The Largest Of Its Kind In The World

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Giant Wolf-Sized Otter's Powerful Jaws Reveal It Was A Major Predator 6 Million Years Agoarticle image

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Giant Wolf-Sized Otter's Powerful Jaws Reveal It Was A Major Predator 6 Million Years Agoarticle image
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Giant Wolf-Sized Otter's Powerful Jaws Reveal It Was A Major Predator 6 Million Years Ago

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How Seashells Protect Their Soft Insides from Stress

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Deadly, Contagious Form of Leukemia is Devastating Atlantic Clams

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Watch a Clam 'Lick' Salt Off a Table

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