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... eggs simultaneously in the open water and allow them to take their chances . Nest - building gives the egg and sperm ... eggs in the center and the male fertil- izes them . He will then guard the eggs from predators and constantly patrol ...
... eggs simultaneously in the open water and allow them to take their chances . Nest - building gives the egg and sperm ... eggs in the center and the male fertil- izes them . He will then guard the eggs from predators and constantly patrol ...
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... eggs the year's highest tide line ( spring tide ) . Leaping out of the waves to dig a hole for her eggs , the female waits for a male ( or several males ) to encircle her . From the embrace , egg and sperm are released simultaneously ...
... eggs the year's highest tide line ( spring tide ) . Leaping out of the waves to dig a hole for her eggs , the female waits for a male ( or several males ) to encircle her . From the embrace , egg and sperm are released simultaneously ...
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... eggs . Air - breathing , they are one of the sea's few reptiles whose shelled egg and watertight skin make them ideally suited for terrestrial life . For sea turtles , it is the shelled egg that demands that the nest be laid on land ...
... eggs . Air - breathing , they are one of the sea's few reptiles whose shelled egg and watertight skin make them ideally suited for terrestrial life . For sea turtles , it is the shelled egg that demands that the nest be laid on land ...
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