Loggerhead sea turtles are one of the largest turtles in the ocean. They range from 140 - 450kg (300 - 1,000 pounds) and have massive heads that allow them to crush large conch shells easily. They ...

KORAPUT/JEYPORE: Amid the rhythmic beats of drums, resonating conch shells, and vibrant chants of Hari Bol, Rath Yatra was ...

MARATHON, Florida Keys – A conch living underwater in the Florida Keys agreed with groundhog Punxsutawney Phil's prediction of six more weeks of winter. The "mollusk meteorologist" emerged from ...

But even for the animals which do rely on vision, there is another trade-off they have to make between seeing in greater detail or seeing more contrast. For the conch snails, the researchers found ...

WHILE it may be tempting to bring one seemingly common item back to the UK from your holidays, it could land you in serious trouble. Conch shells are large, pinkish, spiral-shaped shells – an… ...

Sometimes costing upward of $500 a pound, civet coffee is one of the world’s most expensive coffees, a splurge sold in tourist shops throughout Southeast Asia. It’s also one of the most ...

A child holds a horse conch shell on Florida’s Sanibel Island in 1948. Such sizes are rarely if ever seen these days, among either the empty shells or the living animals.

That outer casing is shaped like the shell of a marine snail, also known as a conch. The seafood filling, which is water soluble, serves as the bait, drawing in predators by releasing a strong odor.

Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, were likely used as communication devices across the arid landscape. James Wainscoat via Unsplash If you were standing on the edge ...

Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, were likely used as communication devices across the arid landscape. James Wainscoat via Unsplash If you were standing on the edge ...

Meet the ridiculously goofy, delightful queen conch The spiraled shell of a queen conch is beautiful and elegant. The animal’s soft body, however, is sort of the opposite of that.