Facts: The Sand Dollar

Quick facts about this flattened, burrowing sea urchin. The sand dollar (sea biscuit, Clypeasteroida, sea cookie). Sand dollar facts! Watch a sand dollar move across the sand.

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[cleocarter]

How to threaten me:
- With a roach
- With a sand dollar (new addition!)

[UteMaz]

Interesting and good to know. I also heard, that if you see an alive Sand Dollar upside down, you can safe them by simply turning them, so they can dig themself into the sand.

[Dakiniwoman]

I had no idea Sand Dollars were so beautiful in motion... I have found a lot of their skeletons on Vancouver Island beaches.

[jesussanchez]

I went to search sand dollars and notice I had already watched about a minute of this video sometime in the past. I realized there must’ve been another time where I randomly wanted to learn about sea dollars.

[rvrgrrl]

This was fascinating! Turns out I didn't know anything at all about sand dollars 🤷🏻‍♀️

[krawlerreceptor]

“Okay ma’am that’ll be 12.56 for the meal..”

“Do you accept s a n d d o l l a r s ?”

[bubsq.]

THESE THINGS ARE ALIVE?! I JUST THOUGHT THEY WERE A TYPE OF ROCK WTF?!

[sabrinadavis]

great video! I learned the different ways sand dollars position themselves to get food and to stay safe from predators. I like that you included their embryo stage to end of life, too.

[KC]

Up until I was a middle aged adult, I never knew ANYTHING about Sand-Dollars. Today I was just born. Thank you!! 😁😊

[bugjams]

I always just thought they were coral or something, like did anyone see these as a kid and really think they were ever alive? I mean, it _makes sense_ they're living animals, but it just seems so weird too.

[jamesryder]

Yeees, homegirl! Hit me with all the cool facts about the Sand Dollar! Love your vids. Currently binging.

[deedee]

Thanks i just learnt a neq fact...I never knew those existed... saw a headline stating that *thousand of sand dollars washed up on beach * i actually thought it was the old coin 💰..
Fascinating

[Shrimpin-Pimpin]

Picked a living one up a few years ago, and when I turned it to look at the bottom side, I was horrified.

[rdGenCamaroGirl]

My sister and I found a few of these little guys washed up on the beach. If it has the hair on it it’s alive and should be left in the ocean. If not then it’s dead and is okay to keep(just check local laws first since some beaches don’t allow any part of an animal dead or alive to be collected)

[jasonsignor]

Oh my goodness they’re so cute through! 😁🥰

[madtanukie]

Using sand dollars as currency was my first thought, now, Idk. They're cute though!

[earthlifematters]

Interesting, didn’t know they moved, I used to think the waves, current moved them around

[EVILFUNNYSTAR]

0:25 I don’t like that one it's scary

[angelwings]

Never seen a live sand dollar before! Looks very cool! And so fuzzy ima die!

[dawningsun]

I’m looking up sand dollar facts because today I found the tiniest sand dollar ever. I’ve found lots of both living and dead sand dollars before but today I found a dead one in perfect condition…the size of a pin head! I literally felt like I had just discovered treasure.