What's inside a clam? A retractable foot, a siphon for sucking up water, powerful muscles, and, sometimes, a pearl. And you thought oysters were fancy. Following is the transcript of the video.
Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence ... Nacre can form naturally around almost any irritant that gets inside the shell, creating some very unique and precious ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) – A woman in North Carolina was dining on oysters with her daughter when she lucked out and found a pearl. Freda Bryant was at Full Moon Oyster Bar in Morrisville when it ...
Japan's akoya oysters have been preëminent among cultured pearls ever since Kokichi Mikimoto first established the industry in the early part of this century. But since 1994, something has been ...
Most pearls come from oysters ... This ligament keeps the valves open, allowing the oyster to feed. Inside the shell, the oyster has several parts: the mouth (palps), stomach, heart, intestines ...