In people's minds, turtles are extremely slow-moving animals with almost no threat.
Most of their roles in nature are those of being eaten.
Although they have hard upper and lower jaws, the size of their mouths seems to allow them to only eat small fish and shrimps.
However, this is not the case. Especially in many records, people slowly discovered the true side of turtles. They are actually killers of animals, especially birds.
1. Predating unsuspecting birds on land
Turtles are indeed not fast, but perhaps it is for this reason that they can go to land to catch those unsuspecting silly birds.
In nature, pigeons are birds with very low vigilance. Especially in places where food gathers, they will become the targets of various predators and the biggest victims.
Due to the insensitivity of pigeons, turtles that move very slowly will also take the initiative to capture them as food.
2. Prey on birds on the water
Of course, if turtles only rely on the behavior of sudden attacks on the shore to prey on birds, then they are not enough to become a threat to the birds.
The turtle's greater power actually comes from underwater.
Many times, turtles and turtles will hide under the water, and birds swimming on the water cannot easily spot them.
At this time, the turtle will slowly approach the prey from the bottom of the water, and then, when it reaches the right position, launch a surprise attack and bite the prey's claws.
Due to the strong bite force of turtles, it is generally difficult for prey that is bitten to escape.
After that, the turtle will use its own weight to drag the prey into the water and drown them.
Generally when encountering this kind of situation, even a duck with good diving ability will ultimately be of no avail.
In addition, turtles can use their patience to wait and turn their disadvantages into advantages.
Many times, while they are waiting, even cunning seagulls will be killed by them.
Of course, turtles will not be satisfied with this situation. If they grow larger, they will try to attack larger birds.
The pelican in front of me, which can eat anything, encountered misfortune in the water and was bitten by an old turtle.
At that time, if it were not for the shallow water, this pelican would eventually die here.
3. Prey on other animals passing by the water
In addition, turtles will not only prey on birds in the water, but sometimes turtles will not let go of other land animals that come to the water to feed or cross rivers. .
In the records, people found that even if they are covered in thorns, porcupines , which are not dared to be provoked by various animals, will encounter the danger of being bitten by turtles and dragged down into the water while foraging for food by the water.
So, after the various records mentioned above, we can see that although the turtle moves very slowly, it also looks silly. But in fact, their appearance is very confusing. What they hide behind is actually a very powerful animal killer.
