This just in: climate change is to blame for a lack of male
sea turtles.
Scientists
claim that the sex of sea turtles is determined by the temperature of the sand
where the eggs are laid and incubate. Jeannette Wyneken, of Florida Atlantic
University’s lab at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton, Florida, says the
number of males she’s seeing in nests has steadily decreased over the past 20
years, even though the eggs are laid at different times. (Am I the only one to
take research by a staffer at a place called ‘Gumbo Limbo’ with a grain of
salt?).
“It’s
scary,” Wyneken said, adding “I’m seeing more and more all-female
nests, and even when we have males, it’s a very small percentage.”
Perhaps many of the turtles are
just identifying as females. I mean, sex isn’t biological at all, right?
And, is this not a good thing? We have a chance to rid the planet of
toxic turtle masculinity once and for all!
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