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Fun Fact: How Gender is Determined in Sea Turtles

Posted by Adam (Neko Random) on
Fun facts about Turtles

The temperature of the sand actually determines the gender of a sea turtle at birth. Due to climate change, scientists have noticed there have been massive influx of female turtles being born versus males.

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  1. Christine says:
    August 29, 2022 at 7:31 pm

    Wow

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  2. Emmylou says:
    August 29, 2022 at 9:10 pm

    Oh I didn’t know this! We have a red-eared slider we’ve had for 13 years…turtles are awesome:D

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  3. Veronica Lee says:
    August 30, 2022 at 2:13 am

    I learned about this fun fact when I went on a turtle release expedition.
    Post here – https://ofmiceandramen.blogspot.com/2018/08/turtle-release.html
    🐢🐢🐢🐢

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