For painting turtles, gender is decided by the temperature of their nesting habitat. This phenomenon has never been a problem, until now. Cooler temperatures favor males, while warmer temperatures favor female births. Currently, painting turtles are hatching mostly female because of the rise of temperature due to climate change. In the last 100 years the average global temperature has risen 1.4 F – enough to favor female turtles to be born over males.  And while painted turtles are not yet endangered, it sure looks like climate change will eventually bring about their extinction.

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