“I’m eating the oyster and I go ‘Oh my god, my tooth came out!'” Bryant said. “Then, she’s like ‘Mom really, that’s a pearl’…It’s like one in 10,000 chances of this happening.

and purple shades of Tahitian pearls, while gold-lip oysters found in warm waters are known for making golden pearls. Another major factor that affects pearl color is the thickness and quality of ...

A retractable foot, a siphon for sucking up water, powerful muscles, and, sometimes, a pearl. And you thought oysters were fancy ... And then there are giant clams, which can grow more than ...

Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence against an irritant such as a parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body. The oyster or mussel slowly ...