Now to ban it for all the other age groups, too. /s but only kinda

Could very well have been other animals over time.

https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/why-parrotfish-poop-white-sand-5-358789/

“On the Great Barrier Reef, for example, researchers estimate that parrotfish are responsible for producing over 85% of the new sand generated annually.”

I’m also in suburbs of a large city. I literally just saw a fox in my driveway between my house and the neighbor’s house a couple weeks ago. There are also periodic reports of a coyote or two throughout the year. They’re not common to see in a more urban area, but they’re usually around somewhere.