Assertion: desert tortoise's shell | /r/HasProperty | soft
Facets:
value: relatively
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The shell of a hatchling is relatively soft but will harden over time if the tortoise has access to an appropriate diet and sunlight (or an acceptable substitute.)
text: Shells of young turtles are soft during the first five years of life, slowly hardening as the animal matures.
text: Ravens take a greatest toll of the juvenile (about 2-3 inches long) tortoise population, while the shells are still soft.
text: Ravens take a greatest toll of the juvenile (about 2-3 inches long) tortoise population, while the shells are still soft.
text: The shell is relatively soft but will harden over time if the tortoise has access to an appropriate diet and sunlight.