Rising temperatures have made beach sand so warm that eggs incubate above 31C and are overwhelmingly born female, experts say
the National Ocean Service, if a turtle’s eggs incubate below 27C , the turtle hatchlings will be male. If the eggs incubate above 31C , the hatchlings will be female. Temperatures that waver between the two extremes will result in a mix of male and female baby turtles.
The uneven male-to-female ratio is a growing concern among scientists who worry that the sea turtle population will eventually become stunted.
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