Sand Dollar Facts: the SEA COOKIE 🍪 Animal Fact Files

The sand dollar is not mermaid money, but it was named after the silver dollar coin. When washed up on shore a bleached, a sand dollar looks like a coin! Though a sand dollar is also called a sea cookie, sand cake, and more. Learn more sand dollar facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!
Scientific Name: Order - Clypeasteroida
Range: Temperate and tropical marine waters worldwide
Habitat: Shallow coastal waters
Size: 3 inches (7.62cm) in diameter or more
Diet: Eggs, algae, larvae, small crustaceans, and more
Threats: Pink sea stars, starry flounders, sheepheads, and pout
Life span: Up to ten years
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[@whishiwhooshi5783]

Sand Dollars... The potato chips of the sea.

[@jellygonzalez3534]

My friend accidentally took a live one home and now we are here, looking up whether it was alive... RIP my friend.

[@jadenl629]

I had never saw a sand dollar in person but they look pretty awesome! Keep up the good work!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Maybe you will someday! They're very neat!!

[@deadsailorian]

It turns your hand yellow and is a dead giveaway to put it back. Thanks for tuning in!! Wait, what? You wouldn't add why your hand would turn yellow?! Haha

[@CTAigis]

Sand dollars are so cool! I think I've seen some sand dollars in person on the beach, it's been awhile.

[@bigbadbruins1]

Give me your address I have thousands

[@beautyforashes2022]

Lol!! @ 1:25, it's just like a cat to be touching things they aught not touch. ☺️

[@razapam]

This video is so good It deserves more credit

[@AnimalFactFiles]

You're very kind. Thank you!

[@jtktomb8598]

2:02 it's a sea anemone fixed on it's test !

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Ahh! Thank you for that!! We were at a loss, truly. Still learning ourselves. =)

[@SilveerStarr]

i picked up a live one of these buddies by accident some years ago in south carolina! i thought it was an algae covered rock lol. i had never seen a live one & had no idea they had spines so i was very surprised when it poked my hand

[@hanacunningham9368]

Growth rings? Where are they? I can’t find this info anywhere

[@3rdGenCamaroGirl]

I find a lot of sand dollars around the Charleston Bay Area. If I see a live one I always leave it be. I only keep the dead ones. They’re very important since they clean out the sand and water and help keep microorganisms balanced

[@chaoticfish4017]

I have nothing to say this time but Here's a like just for you guys

[@AnimalFactFiles]

You're the best. =)

[@xiaolongqu7551]

it is so cool

[@kimberlyrobbins4047]

😮what is being transmitted through this videos cc closed captions is freaky and disturbing 😳.

[@heartofthestreetsproductio8578]

I found a live one yesterday at Fort Pickens , Pensacola Beach I’m a Floridian my first time seeing a live one

[@pet.rature5027]

Just found a dying sand dollar! Still moving but broken and much less active

[@hulick6910]

Sand Dollars are related to starfish and urchins because they look like what is inside of them.

[@gregorymurphy3234]

Heres some ideas: Orangutan, Gibbon, Golden Eagle, Water Buffalo, and Rhesus Macaques

[@AnimalFactFiles]

These are great! We have had many requests for primates. I'll get them on the list. Thank you!

[@Altchannel2988]

I found a live one at gulf shores Alabama

[@AnimalFactFiles]

That must have been cool!

[@i.bendigas6856]

Can you pet them?

[@Starizzy444]

Pout pout fish

[@blkdolphin]

Ooooooohhhhhh

[@MrSquippy]

The question isn't what a sand dollar is, It is what there valaue is

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Probably 2

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@AngrySinn]

I may be wrong but "sea biscuits" and "sand dollars" are two different species

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Close! "Sand dollars" are the common name most people give to the whole family, while sea biscuits are just certain species within the family (usually the puffier ones are called sea biscuits). Of course, naming conventions differ depending on who you ask, and many animals have multiple common names, so it can quickly get confusing.

[@AngrySinn]

@@AnimalFactFiles ah I see, still a very interesting creature.