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it depends on his characteristic
Rafaela Morissette
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∙ 13y agoYes and no, you see turtles are an entire family of animals (snapping turtles, sea turtles tortoises, and terrapins) Terrapins are pond turtles as in they live in ponds and lakes, unlike tortoises or sea turtles.
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∙ 14y agoA terrapin is a carnivore and a tortoise is a vegetarian.
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Do turtles live in Tunisia?
There are terrapins in Tunisia, so yes. Tortoises also live in Tunisia. Sea turtles nest there.
What are the three major groups of turtles?
Sea turtles, amphibios turtles, and tortoises
What do sea turtles have that tortises don't?
Turtles have fins and tortoises have claws
Are snapping turtles reptiles?
Yes. All turtles, sea turtles, and tortoises are reptiles.
How are sea turtles differint than tortoises?
The main difference is that sea turtles are aquatic and have fins while tortoises are land based and have feet for walking instead of swimming.
How much teeth do giant sea turtles have?
Sea Turtles and Tortoises have no teeth, just a beak-like mouth.
Are leatherback sea turtles amphibians?
No. They cannot breathe underwater. Turtles and tortoises are reptiles.
Do turtles and tortuses have teeth?
Sea turtles and tortoises do not have teeth. Instead, they have a beaklike mouth.
What turtles live on just land?
Tortoises belong to the family, Testudinidae, of land-dwelling turtles in the order Testudines. Despite popular belief, than turtles live in the sea, and tortoises live on land, tortoises are in fact turtles. They are not a separate group.
Why does terrapin has shell?
A terrapin has a shell because it is a turtle, of course. There are 4kinds of turtles: aquatic turtles, land turtles, terrapins, and sea turtles. All turtles have shells.
Is a a green Leatherback turtle a reptile?
Leatherback sea turtles are reptiles, like all turtles and tortoises.
What does a marine tortoise eat?
there is no such thing as a marine tortoise. all tortoises live on land all sea turtles live in the ocean sea turtles eat fish and jellyfish tortoises mostly eat grasses
