Animals & Nature

How many eggs does a green sea turtle lay in a single nest, on average?

Answer

110 eggs

A female may dig 3 to 5 nests in one season, about two weeks apart, then take a year or more off. Out of every thousand hatchlings that scramble to the sea, only about one survives to adulthood.

Source: NOAA Fisheries

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