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.

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The clam that it came from is a northern quahog called Mercenaria mercenaria, and it usually produces porcelain-like pearls according to the Gemological Institute of America. Only one in 5,000 ...

Pearls are the result of a mollusc's reaction to irritants ... These translucent animals are known to swim inside clams and oysters to hide from predators. However, for the individual that concealed ...