Facts about Reproductive Cycle of Sea Turtles

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   Mating in sea turtles occurs in the water near nesting beaches, where males compete to mate with receptive females during the breeding season.

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   A single nesting season typically involves a female sea turtle laying multiple clutches of eggs, often ranging from two to eight nests within one season.

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   The incubation temperature of sea turtle eggs determines the sex of the hatchlings, with warmer temperatures producing more females.

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   Sea turtle eggs incubate in the sand for approximately 60 days before hatchlings emerge and instinctively crawl toward the ocean.

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   After mating at sea, a sea turtle can store sperm internally and use it to fertilize multiple clutches of eggs in a single nesting season.

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   Female sea turtles return to the same beach where they were born to lay their eggs, a behavior known as natal homing.

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