Monday, February 9, 2009

Where are all the boy turtles?

Interestingly Global Warming could possibly be affecting turtles in a unusual way. Recent studies have found that since there has been a current rise in temperture, turtles could possibly go extinct in the future due to lack of male. Turtle gender can be altered by temperture the warmer the climate the more female turtles are reproduced. The colder the climate the more likely male turtles are produced . Thus creating a dramatic effect for the turtle populaton that already has few males , with a ratio of one male for every two to three females. This is extremely sad considering turtles have been around since the dinosaurs and already have the odds against them when it comes to early survial. Animals like the turtles ,that can out live humans our being thrown out of their life span from increase in tempertures. This is a scary thought for everyone and it go's to show in a couple of decades animals might not be the only ones suffering , we might be facing our own extinction. This mi ght be a little drastic , but with animals all over the world suffering from rapid Global Warming who is to say anyone is safe. So is it really safe not to take the extra percaution against Global
warming when the anmials beneath us our struggling to survive?

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