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An alligator could eat a turtle in its shell, and a shark could eat a sea turtle in its shell.

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Q: Can a predator eat a turtle when its in the shell?
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What is the significance of the turtle shell with a US Navy anchor?

Well the shell is very helpful when it comes to defense for a predator, it is the turtles home and the turtle is connected to the shell, so the shell grows with the turtle


Can predators smash a turtles shell?

The turtle family is very diffrent, the teeth of crocodile can drag out the turtle from its shell.


What does a turtles shell do?

A turtles shell is a form of armor; it makes it very hard for a predator to bite the turtle.


Which of these is the best reason that an adult turtle has few predator?

I think its shell or feet


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How does a turtle's shell helps it to survive?

Answer to your quetionThey have shells because it protects them from animals that could eat them.It helps protect it, and it's the turtle's home, because he pulls his parts in to sleep.


What are the sea turtles predators of?

One of the predators of the sea turtle is the tiger shark. People also eat turtles. If an animal can get through the turtle's shell, they will eat the turtle. The shell is the turtle's defense, among other uses. Gulls and crabs eat turtles.


Why would something not eat a turtle?

Because its hard shell


What protects a turtle?

It's shell. (It's body is shielded by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs)


How does sea turtle defend against predators?

The sea turtle can actually turn to the side if faced with a predator like a tiger shark, which will try to get the shell or a flipper in its mouth. When the turtle turns its shell facing the shark, the shark can't wrap its mouth around the shell, so it acts like a shield.


Once a girl found a turtle on the train tracks.she brought it home with her and put it in the yard. it got lost.a dog came in the yard.could the dog have eaten the turtle.?

It could of but it can't eat the shell though so if you ever find the shell in the yard it ate the turtle most likely or some other predator ate it. But if you don't find the shell it's most likely it left. The dog could've also brung the whole turtle somewhere. Answer 2 no because you said the turtle got lost