Most people see sand dollars only after they're deceased. Those white "shells" found along the beach are their skeletons; when the marine animal is alive, its pigment can vary from a rich reddish ...

Pristine white sand dollars have long been the souvenir to commemorate a successful day at the beach. But most people who pick them up don’t realize that they’ve collected the skeleton of an animal, ...

“We also like to remind guests to never, ever throw a live animal. If someone finds a live sand dollar on the beach, the best thing to do is gently place it back in the water. Live shelling is ...

The Georgia Sound went on to say that, "unfortunately," most sand dollars are taken during the summer when the animals are reproducing, and the newsletter imparted these words of wisdom ...

I’ve read on social media people chastising others for taking “live animals” (sand dollars) off the beach and others asking what they were. Many stories have been told about sand dollars ...

Scientists were stumped in mid-August 2021 when thousands of sand dollars — small marine animals found around the world — mysteriously washed ashore along the northern Oregon coast.

Because sand dollar skeletons — called "tests" — are made of calcium carbonate, the animal is also vulnerable to the effects of ocean acidification, as acidic seawater can dissolve calcium ...

Ashley Jean Reese Island Packet To identify whether a sand dollar is dead, take a look at its underside. If its cilia — small, hairy brown spines on the urchin — are still moving, the animal ...