Why thousands of sea cucumbers washed up on an Oregon beach

Why thousands of sea cucumbers washed up on an Oregon beach

Thousands of sea cucumbers have reportedly washed ashore in the Oregon coastal town of Seaside, roughly 80 miles west of Portland, due to powerful waves and low tide. The translucent sea creatures typically burrow into the sand along the low tide line and beyond, but could be seen covering more than two miles of beach, according to the Associated Press. “They are literally the tideline,” Tiffany Boothe, the assistant manager of the Seaside Aquar…