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An adult seal found eating sand on a beach in Lavallette was taken to a local marine mammal rescue center to recover, officials said Tuesday. On Sunday, volunteers from the Marine Mammal Stranding ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) believes a flesh-eating parasitic disease caused by a sand fly bite may be endemic in Texas and other southern states, according to ...

Known as sand piranhas, Excirolana chiltoni are tiny crustaceans that nibble at your feet – and draw blood – if you hang out on the wet sand at the beach. They live on the Pacific coast of the U.S.