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Unlike human babies and the offspring of many other animals, the biological sex of sea turtles is not determined by sex chromosomes but by the temperature of the sand in the second third of the incubation period, a thermosensitive time during which the prevailing temperatures influence the embryo’s development. When temperatures are higher, more females develop; when they are lower, more males.
— Oct 28, 2026 05:25PM
