A father in the Philippines found a giant clam on the beach, but refuses to open it to see if there's potentially a priceless pearl inside.
Gabriel Torrejos, 27, said he discovered the giant shell on his way to see a witch doctor in Tagbilaran City, Cebu, the Philippines on November 19.
His son had been suffering from a recurring fever for over a month, so he decided to talk to a local black magic practitioner, finding the clam during the walk.
Gabriel, a workshop technician, now believes the find was directly related to the spooky trek to see the conjurer, and is too superstitious to open the clam.
He said: ''It was raining that day so I saw the giant clam glistening on the ground on the way to the witch doctor.
''I first saw its tail so I decided to take it out. I was surprised to see how big it is. It has not been opened yet and I want it to remain that way.''
Gabriel said that he will soak the clam in water overnight to remove the mud. He intends to keep it in his house as a decoration.
He added: ''I'm not going to open it, I don't want to. I just want to keep it as a souvenir.''
In August 2016, the world's largest known pearl - worth an estimated $100 million USD was found in the neighbouring province of Palawan where a local fisherman had been keeping it under his bed for 10 years.
