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New giant clam species discovered
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8-30-2008 10:04 AM
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Bring back Johnny Weissmuller and do another Tarzan movie. "Revenge of the Clams" would be appropriate
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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7588857.stm"><P class="first"> <B>A new species of giant clam has been discovered in the Red Sea.</B> </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7588857.stm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/news.bbc.co.uk/img/93E1CAFB-A6D6-432C-8A84-6AD1A16B6751" alt="New giant clam - Tridacna costata" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7588857.stm"><P> The fossil record suggests that, about 125,000 years ago, the species <I>Tridacna costata</I> accounted for more than 80% of local giant clams. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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