Threats to sea turtles

As climate changes, one species faces extinction by becoming exclusively female

Environment

In some species of reptiles, gender is determined not by X and Y chromosomes, but rather by the temperature in the nest at a key period of development. So, as temperature warm, for the Painted turtles, that means a species that will become all female. And when that happens, the species will die out.

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Global Politics

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The World

Sea Turtles