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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3014/b3dd5524-b643-4116-9518-31a1788b57af_hq.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Mysterious Organism Threatens Huge, Mediterranean Clam' data-article-id='3559'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13125'>A microscopic organism is causing a huge clam of the Mediterranean Sea to disappear and ocean scientists are worried.</span> <span data-start-time='13125' data-end-time='20938'>The pen shell clam is the largest shellfish in the Mediterranean.</span> <span data-start-time='20938' data-end-time='25625'>The clam can grow to one meter in length.</span> <span data-start-time='25625' data-end-time='30958'>Its shell looks something like a huge feather.</span> <span data-start-time='30958' data-end-time='44583'>For hundreds of years, the clam has provided food and an unusual material, called sea silk, which can be used to make a kind of cloth.</span> <span data-start-time='44583' data-end-time='52896'>The clam also cleans water by filtering out organic material from it.</span> <span data-start-time='52896' data-end-time='63146'>The European Union named the pen shell clam a protected species many years ago.</span> <span data-start-time='63146' data-end-time='72333'>The clam has been overfished and has suffered from pollution and destruction of its waters.</span> <span data-start-time='72333' data-end-time='79375'>A ban on hunting the clam also has been poorly enforced.</span> <span data-start-time='79375' data-end-time='86313'>They are harvested for food and for their unusual, large shells.</span> <span data-start-time='86313' data-end-time='96583'>The pen shells can live for many years, but they take years to reach reproductive age.</span> <span data-start-time='96583' data-end-time='102854'>Now, they are disappearing faster than they can be replaced.</span> <span data-start-time='102854' data-end-time='111771'>A new parasite which first appeared in 2016, has alarmed experts.</span> <span data-start-time='111771' data-end-time='117604'>It is unclear exactly how the parasite kills the clams.</span> <span data-start-time='117604' data-end-time='125708'>Scientists say it appears to attack the pen shell&rsquo;s digestive system.</span> <span data-start-time='125708' data-end-time='134458'>The clam becomes unable to close its shell and can be attacked by its enemies.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3014/an_amount_of_time_or_a_situation_in_which_something_can_be_done.wav'><span>an amount of time or a situation in which something can be done</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3014/an_animal_such_as_a_crab_or_oyster_that_has_a_hard_outer_shell_and_that_lives_in_the_water.wav'><span>an animal, such as a crab or oyster, that has a hard outer shell and that lives in the water</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3014/an_annual_salary.wav'><span>an annual salary</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3014/an_appetizer.wav'><span>an appetizer</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=12089 data-hint-location='25625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3014/its_shell_looks_something_like_a_huge_what.wav'>Its shell looks something like a huge what?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='feather'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3014/ear.wav'><span>ear</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3014/chair.wav'><span>chair</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3014/feather.wav'><span>feather</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3014/rug.wav'><span>rug</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=12090 data-hint-location='79375' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3014/they_are_harvested_for_food_and_for_their_unusual_large__blank_.wav'>They are harvested for food and for their unusual, large <span class='blank'>shells</span></div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='shells'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3014/shells.wav'><span>shells</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3014/eyes.wav'><span>eyes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3014/feet.wav'><span>feet</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3014/stomachs.wav'><span>stomachs</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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