What is turtles worst enemy that is an animal?

Answer 1

answer #1

The worst enemy of sea turtles is the human,who steals eggs from the nest.He allows it to hatch and then kills the turtles for its meat, skin and shell.

Answer #2

Sea Turtles have few natural enemies, sharks would be one but the turtle's greatest enemy would be Mankind.

Answer 2

Well that depends. Eagles and another Birds of Prey can (to wild ones) come down pick them up then fly very high and then drop them onto rocks,crack their shell then come down and eat their insides! Nasty!

Answer 3

There has been over-exploitation for eggs and for the highly coveted scutes of the shell. Fingernail like material, or scutes, cover the body shell. These beautifully colored scutes are called tortoise shell (bekko or carey), which is highly sought after to make a variety of expensive trinkets including earrings, bracelets, combs, jewelry boxes and even table tops. Most of the bekko originates from Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean Islands.

Answer 4

The worst enemy of sea turtles is the human,who steals eggs from the nest.He allows it to hatch and then kills the turtles for its meat, skin and shell.

Answer 5

Sea Turtles have few natural enemies, sharks would be one but the turtles greatest enemy would be Mankind.

Answer 6

Sharks eat adults but babies can be eaten by Crabs, Pigs, Birds, Raccoons,Lizards, and other small mammals.

Answer 7

sharks mainly.

Answer 8

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