the gulf of maine is the fastest warming a body of water on the planet. so, they arrive into their food sources run. we are seeing nesting animals because of climate change, jim, turtles nesting along florida s coast are hatching 99% female because warmer temperature means more females than males. so, all of these problems. economically, the olive oil crop has collapsed in spain, because of climate change. so it affects us at every level, including the biological level. so many examples. i remember planet in peril very well in all of your great work on that. when you come back we will talk about it again because it is such an important topic but jeff, great to see you. really appreciate it, thanks so much. my pleasure, thanks, jim. we will be right t back. sometimes you need a second opinionon. [coughs] good to go.
In what is believed to be the largest recorded turtle gathering, thousands of South American river turtles have been spotted nesting along the border of Brazil and Bolivia. Watch this video below. 👍 South American River Turtles Spotted Nesting Along Brazil and Bolivia Border; Viral Video Shows Largest Recorded Turtle Gathering.
Every year, around the North Pacific beaches of Costa Rica, thousands of turtles set off on a mission to lay their eggs above the high water mark on the shore. The nesting season is truly a spectacle where around 20,000 reptiles in a single day crawl out of the sea, to where they themselves hatched at least 15 years ago, to carry on the reproductive process.
This very particular episode of PBS/BBS series
The Tropics: Spy in the Wild presents a curious chance to see this animal kingdom phenomena, and not just in any way, but recorded by an unexpectedly lifelike robot turtle. And just to make things even more fascinating, the robot turtle lays none other than eggs that have built-in cameras that catch enthralling shots of hovering vultures and all of the surroundings.
hw and barbara bush just last week. some scientists say that they are seeing an alarming trend with sea turtles because of climate change. as the earth gets warmer, more and more baby sea turtles are apparently turning out to be female. it is because the eggs are more likely to produce females when they incubate in higher temperatures. researchers say that they are concerned the same creatures that outlasted dinosaurs could be on the path to extinction around the world. one example is the island nation of cape verde, a turtles nesting area in west africa. a study found 80% of young turtles were female. one researcher said that males could vanish there over the next 20-30 years, meaning that no more baby sea turtles. you have to have both, bright. scientists found a new way to edit dna that could correct 89% of genetic mutations that cause diseases. they said they have already used