Turtle facts 1. Sea turtles are ancient reptiles and have been on Earth for over 130 million years. 2. The sex of a turtle is determined by the sand’s temperature… a cool nest is dominantly male, a hot nest is dominantly female 3. The ‘tears’ a female turtle has in her eyes when she comes to shore help her to get rid of the salt she absorbed in the ocean.
5 Comments posted on "Turtle Facts"
sheryl, washington dc on April 29th, 2008 at 7:13 am
In the sea turtles class at the zoo, we learned the phrase “hot chicks, cool dudes” to remember how sex is determined.
Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL on April 29th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Very interesting. I just read an article about turtles being indicators of how healthy ecosytems like mangroves, coral reefs, and sea beds are doing in the face of climate change. Kinda like a canary in a coal mine. We better start paying attention!
Sherri S. on April 29th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Thank you for the information. Very interesting!
Christine C. on April 29th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
I cannot wait to hear much more about the turtles you are studying!
lamumarine on May 15th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Hi Sheryl,Theresa,Sherri and Christine, most welcome all of you to our blog. There is much interesting in it, is it is only the fact that we are at the taking off stage, enjoy riding with us. Great video clips soon to be posted. Post a comment
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