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Why scientists believe that 99 percent of sea turtle babies are now born female

Posted on August 4, 2022August 19, 2022 by Chris J. | 14863 Views | 11 min read

Sea turtles swimming – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Gail Johnson Florida’s sea turtles are struggling with a unique problem made even worse by climate change: recent heat waves have caused the sand on certain beaches to become so warm that nearly every turtle born was female. “The frightening thing is the last four summers

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