Assertion: tortoise's shell | /r/HasProperty | hard
Facets:
value: generally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Adult gopher tortoises are less vulnerable to predation because of their hard shells and because they spend so much time underground, but they too can be killed by coyotes, bobcats, or domestic dogs and cats.
text: Tortoises have a hard outer shell to protect them from predators but the skin on the legs, head and belly of the tortoise is quite soft so the tortoise is able to retract its limbs into its shell to protect itself.
text: Tortoises, like their aquatic cousins, the Turtles, have a hard shell which protects their body.
text: The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like other members of the suborder Cryptodira, they retract their necks and heads directly backwards into the shell to protect them.
text: In addition, the backbone and ribcage of a tortoise are connected to its shell, and although the shells are hard, tortoises are sensitive to touch.
text: Like all species in the turtle family, tortoises have a hard shell (carapace+plastron) covering their whole body, with only the head and feet protruding out.
text: A tortoise is a reptile due to its hard and thick shell.