It uses it for two things, number one is so it can get more oxygen caught in its shell so it can swim better. It also fends it off from predators, as in a predator cannot bite it if the spike is piercing its mouth.
They have three rows of ridges that resemble blunted spikes.
alligators have spikes on their bodies because reptiles have scaly and spiky skin and an alligator is a reptile right, YES.......
No all turtles lay eggs.
Somewhat the small blunt bumps all over them are only on their backs and necks.
There are 24 species of crocodile.
alligator snapping turtles are an important part of the ecosystem and help keep the food chain in lined. theyare also endangered and should be protected as all animals should.
a alligators snapping turtle description is ....... first of all a alligators favorite snack so probaly the alligators is oh yes sir wre I'm going to eat that snaping turtle maybe even the rest of its family to that probaly the alligators description
All species of turtles are reptiles, and all reptiles are vertebrates. They have a spine and spinal cord, and an internal skeleton. They belong to the Phylum Chordata. Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians are all vertebrates.
sea turtle are reptile, so that means they are coldblooded animals. all species have legs modified into efficient swimming flippers.
We don't know...I mean what if giants from above are watching us scurry around? What if WE live on a turtles backs---or we are in a dust particle?! For all we know we are nothing. Imagination. Lifelessness.
No, there are many different types of turtles and tortoises all around the world. There are painted turtles, box turtles, alligator tortoises, Galapagos's tortoeses(largest turtles ever) and many many more.
No the crocodile and the alligator are two different animals.
Well from my knowledge, it caused the French Revolution, and made all turtles flip over on their backs. Also the earthquake of 1944 was a result of this.
Zoom in close enough and you will find that glass isn't smooth at all, flys have spikes on their legs, which have spikes , which have spikes,which have spikes which can easily grip the "rough surface"