KEY WEST — Making music with a conch (pronounced "konk") shell might seem unusual, but several dozen people tried it during the weekend's annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in the Florida Keys.

The Florida horse conch population—one of the world's largest invertebrate animals—is shrinking. Established in 1969 as the Florida state shell with a record length of two feet, it has become symbolic ...

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 its ...

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A conch living underwater in a Florida Keys aquarium’s touch tank confirmed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction Tuesday of six more weeks of winter weather. The “mollusk ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Pennsylvania’s famed groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, may have competition in Florida. Officials at Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters in Marathon claim a conch can also predict the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As everyone knows, on Feb. 2 the nation finds out if winter will stretch on for six more weeks if Punxsutawney Phil, the legendary ...