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| | The Hawksbill Turtle |
 | | The 6 month nesting season of the hawksbill is longer than that of other sea turtles. |
 | | Nesting behaviour follows a general sequence of that of other species of sea turtles: emergence from the sea, site selection, site clearing and pit construction, egg chamber construction, egg laying, filling in the egg chamber, disguising the nest site, and returning to sea. |
 | | Sex determination is likely temperature-dependent as in other sea turtles and many reptiles, but data is limited. |
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