California tortoises died trying to reproduce during drought

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - 15:51 in Biology & Nature

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Scientists examining the deaths of female desert tortoises in Southern California said it appears the animals died while exhausting their water and energy to lay eggs during California's historic drought....

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