Cowrie Facts: WHAT IS this SHINY SHELL? 🐚 Animal Fact Files

A cowrie (sometimes spelled cowry) is a mollusk with a shiny shell. Learn more cowrie facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Family - Cypraeidae
Range: Tropical and subtropical marine water
Habitat: often coral reefs
Size: less than an inch (2.5 cm) to over 7 inches (18 cm)
Diet: generally herbivorous algae eaters, some eat sponges and bryozoans
Threats: large fish, octopuses
Lifespan: 2-10+ years

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Cowrie SHELL 0:00
Cowrie HABITAT 0:45
Cowrie APPEARANCE 1:16
Cowrie LIFE CYCLE 1:59
Cowrie DIET 2:42
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Image and Video Credits:
TANAKA Juuyoh - https://www.flickr.com/photos/tanaka_...
Harry Rose - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/28...
KumiM - https://vimeo.com/217417441
Jason Antic -    • La Jolla Cove- Day Dive: September 09...   ;    • La Jolla Shores- Vallecitos Point Mor...   ;    • La Jolla Shores- Vallecitos Point Nig...  
舒立效 -    • Asellus Cowrie-Cypraea asellus-浮標寶螺  
JD -    • Cowrie Fish   ;    • Tiger Cowrie Pushing With Foot   ;    • Tiger Cowrie Falling On Purpose   ;    • Tiger Cowrie  
Wahyu Purnomosidhi -    • Sea Snail Calf Cowrie Mollusca Gastro...  
Pata Negra Dive Center Panglao Bohol Philippines -    • Video Common Egg Cowrie | Pata Negra ...  
bunjiweb -    • Money Cowry  

Research Credits:
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https://www.biodiversityjournal.com/p...
https://www.britannica.com/animal/gas...
https://books.google.com/books?id=XPn...
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https://books.google.com/books?id=KcR...
https://books.google.com/books?id=dwJ...
https://books.google.com/books?id=Axv...
https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p...
https://www.peerintoyourworld.com/spe...
https://thebiodiversitypress.news.blo...

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