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Rare giant clams in the Palmyra Atoll and Kingman Reef national wildlife refuge, part of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument in the Pacific, south of Hawaii.
Photograph: Reuters

Giant clams are often incredibly stunning and brightly colored – it’s sometimes hard to even recognize them as clams, since media often focuses more on the shape of the shell than the animal inside it. The next time you’re at an aquarium with a living coral tank, look closely! You might find a couple clams in among the other inhabitants.