Male Sea Turtles Are Disappearing (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Male Sea Turtles Are Disappearing

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A sea turtle hatchling emerges from an egg on a beach in Palm Beach County in southeast Florida. Since 2002, researchers have found that 97 to 100 percent of the hatchlings have been female.

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Jay Paredes, Florida Atlantic University

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