There, resting in his jaws as his tail wagged, was a turtle. ... The ornate box turtle, about 5 inches long and streaked with yellow beams, was listed in 2009 as threatened in Illinois, ...

There’s a good reason for the box turtle’s name. A hinge on the bottom of its shell lets the turtle pull its legs, head, and tail inside and close it up tight — like a box.

In Illinois, ornate box turtles are very rare and listed as threatened. On Tuesday, ... With Boykin spaniels, it is tail wagging. Griesbaum documented the turtle with an app.

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But only one species has earned the honor of symbolhood in both states: the eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina). “They’re ...

MIDLAND, Texas — The transition from the winter season to the spring season brings out the desert box turtle, also known as the ornate box turtle. Ornate box turtle sightings become more common ...

Box turtles like those shared in the video are known for their dome-shaped yellow and orange shells and are native to North America, where they are considered an indicator, or keystone, species.

Rockalina the eastern box turtle enjoys the outdoors for the first time in nearly 50 years. Garden State Tortoise. Garden State Tortoise founder Chris Leone gets plenty of requests to take in ...

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 ...