It’s Turtle Talk Tuesday and today we’re going to share a fun fact about sea turtles!
Did you know that the temperature of a sea turtle’s developing eggs determines whether or not the offspring will be male or female? In most species, gender is determined during the fertilization process, however the sex of most turtles, alligators and crocodiles is determined after fertilization. This is called temperature-dependent sex determination.
Research shows that if it turtles eggs incubate below 81.86°F, the hatchling will be male.  If the eggs incubate above 88.8°F, the offspring will be female. Temperatures that fall somewhere between will produce a mix of male and female, baby turtles.
Learn more at: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/temperature-dependent.html?fbclid=IwAR07pLtjjTEsX-JdCvPNbM2X7EXq4MaAERI2SIea331iDSO7lz66koQb0Fw#:~:text=The%20temperature%20of%20the%20developing,turtle%20hatchlings%20will%20be%20male