Revealing the strange sex life of the extremely rare turtle

Previously, the sex life of the extinct Hawksbill sea turtle was always unknown to scientists. Now, this question has been answered.

Scientists at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, conducted a study of the sexual habits of Hawksbill tortoise turtles , often living in water and far away, and are in danger of extinction. .

They were surprised to learn that this turtle lives mainly 'one wife, one husband' and children often keep the sperm of a male and use it to fertilize the number of eggs they produce.

The tortoise sea turtle is about to be extinct but still very "faithful".

Often female turtles can keep the sperm of many male turtles for a long time. This means that baby turtles in a herd can have many 'fathers'.

In order to conclude that tortoise turtles are 'loyal' , the researchers conducted DNA tests of baby turtles at Cousine Island, Seychelles to see how many male turtles were involved in the process. fertilizing turtle eggs during breeding season.

The result was surprising: most of the eggs hatched were due to a male male turtle and male turtles only fertilized a female turtle during the 75-day birth.'We were surprised to learn that this turtle lives on a one-wife-one-husband regime. "This is a rare phenomenon in most animals," said Dr. David Richarson, a member of the research team.

The number of male tortoise turtles has an important role in maintaining species, because it can help species with high biodiversity. It is because of these biodiversity that turtles can withstand threats, diseases .

The tortoise sea turtle is listed on the extremely dangerous list by the National Conservation Council after this species is hunted for its apricot.

This sea turtle usually lives in the tropics, during each breeding season, the female lays only 5 eggs.

This study may be helpful to conservationists who understand the life of tortoise sea turtles so that there is a better conservation option.