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What symbiotic relationships do turtles have?
Sometimes, small groups of fish cluster around green turtles pecking at their shells. This is an example of a symbiotic relationship (a long standing relationship between two species). When both species benefit: the turtle gets its shell cleaned and the fish gets a meal, this special relationship is called mutualism.
What eat alligator snapping turtle?
PREDATORS: Juveniles may be consumed by fish, otters, or wading birds; and raccoons have been known to raid nests. The only predator of adult alligator snapping turtles is thought to be humans.
What kind of relationship does barnacles and turtle have?
Parasitism. Parasites are living in or on another organism, the so-called host. The parasite benefits, while the host is harmed in the process. Most obvious organisms living on the outside of the turtle, so-called ectoparasites, are barnacles.
What animals interact with sea turtles?
Adult sea turtles have a few predators, mostly large sharks. Tiger sharks, in particular, are known for eating sea turtles. Killer whales have been known to prey on leatherback turtles. Fishes, dogs, seabirds, raccoons, ghost crabs, and other predators prey on eggs and hatchlings.
What is the bird that cleans crocodile teeth?
plover birds
Herodotus, the Greek traveler and historian, first wrote in the Fifth century BC that plover birds cleaned the teeth of the Nile River crocodile. The relationship between these two animals was widely held to be a classic example of animal symbiosis—where each provides benefits for the other.
What is the symbiotic relationship between barnacles and sea turtles?
Embedding barnacles infiltrate the skin or shell of the host turtle, thus causing more damage to the tissue. These barnacle wounds can also be an opening for bacteria to enter the turtles body, thus causing real illness.
What type of symbiotic relationship do whales and barnacles have?
In the case of barnacles and whales, only the barnacles benefit from attaching to the whales, but at no biological cost to the whale. This type of symbiotic relationship is known as commensalism. In this case, attaching to the whales gives the barnacles a stable place to live, a free ride, and access to plenty of food.