Sea turtles are increasingly female

new york - A population of sea turtles in Australia is threatening to become fully feminine due to the warming of the temperature of the seawater. According to scientists, climate change is a serious threat to the animals, the sex of which is determined by the temperature the egg experiences.

Most green sea turtles in the Great Barrier Reef are now female. 99 percent of the warmer nests are female, while 69 percent of the cooler nests are female, the researchers reported in the American scientific journal Current Biology.

'The complete 'feminisation' of the population can happen in the near future. '