How do crocodiles grow in diffrent gender? when it is warm, why do they become half male,half female?
2006-06-09 17:32:34 · 2 answers · asked by ryanclee88888 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
I found this at Wikipedia:
"Nile crocodiles have temperature dependent sex determination (TSD),which means the sex of their hatchlings is determined not by genetics, but by the average temperature during the middle third of their incubation period. If the temperature inside the nest is below 31.7 °C (89.1 °F), or above 34.5 °C (94.1 °F), the offspring will be female. Males can only be born if the temperature is within that narrow 5-degree range." (Link to the full article is below.)
2006-06-09 17:37:56 · answer #1 · answered by Antique Silver Buttons 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats easy. eggs have babies in them, so why freeze your baby to death? and since crocs are cold-blooded, the babies cant exactly come out and bask yet. And, the hotter it is, the more likely it is to be female.
2006-06-09 18:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by apollo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋