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Season 5 Episode 11 | 3m 57s
Their skeletons are prized by beachcombers, but sand dollars look way different in their lives beneath the waves. Covered in thousands of purple spines, they have a bizarre diet that helps them exploit the turbulent waters of the sandy sea floor.
Aired: 11/06/18
Video has closed captioning.
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