Box turtles also have a hinged plastron (bottom shell) that allows them to close up shop in the front and rear, creating a “box” that protects their entire body from predators. Formerly, the eastern ...

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Wild Bulletin, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fish and Wildlife: The Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina) is a species of hinge-shelled turtle that lives on forested land in ...

The eastern box turtle is celebrating 30 years as the most highly honored reptile in the Great Smoky Mountains. Here's how it won that status.

Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. When a reptile rehabilitation center got a hold of her this February, they worried for ...

Now that it's officially summer in Greater Cincinnati, you may notice a familiar hard-shell creature: the box turtle. Eastern box turtles are most commonly found in the woodlands throughout Ohio ...

The Eastern box turtle, affectionately called the "Lego Turtle" by the Maryland Zoo, was brought in during July 2018 with "multiple fractures on his plastron, the bottom part of his shell," Dr ...

The Maryland Zoo has tagged over 200 of the Eastern Box turtles she said, which are common in Maryland wilderness. "This turtle has made tremendous progress in shell healing over the last two years.

A turtle that had been injured and had a customized wheelchair built for it from Legos has been released into the wild. Dubbed “Lego turtle,” the male Eastern box turtle had been in the care ...

Unfortunately, for everything to heal correctly, the turtle’s shell could not touch the ground, so the veterinary team worked up a solution with a friend who is a "LEGO enthusiast." ...

(WHDH) - A turtle at the Cape Wildlife Center is getting some very colorful care after being brought in for a serious shell Read More Skip to content Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News ...