Turtles Seem Surprisingly Unafraid Of Sharks
In the northwesterly Atlantic Ocean , Panthera tigris shark are fierce ambush predators with serrate dentition and in darkness - hued vertebral column that help them to outride incognito as they hunt surfacing ocean turtles from below . Researchers canvass this piranha - quarry relationship were surprised to determine that the turtles do n’t seem to modify their surfacing behavior to avoid shark attacks when the peril is mellow . The shark , however , do alter their behaviour : They know when to move toward turtle - abundant shores ....