Freshwater mussels are some of the planet's most underrated animals — and have some of the planet's most intriguing names, including fuzzy pigtoe, spectaclecase, fluted elephantear and orangefoot pimpleback. They play an important role in rivers, improving water quality by filtering out bacteria, algae and pollutants. Mussels are long-lived, surviving as long as 100 years. But like most of our clients, they're also incredibly endangered. Water pollution has wreaked havoc on these clean-water-lov
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Freshwater mussels are some of the planet's most underrated animals — and have some of the planet's most intriguing names, including fuzzy pigtoe, spectaclecase,
Center for Biological Diversity. . Freshwater mussels are some of the planet's most underrated animals — and have some of the planet's most intriguing names, including fuzzy pigtoe, spectaclecase, fluted elephantear and orangefoot pimpleback. They play an important role in rivers, improving water quality by filtering out bacteria, algae and ...
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