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 ...

But it’s what happens after the shell opens that first earned legislators’ interest back in 1979, when North Carolina became the first state to make the eastern box turtle its mascot.

The leopard tortoise of East Africa and South Africa has a striking appearance, with juveniles and young adults living up to ...

The box turtle has a high-domed upper shell called the carapace. It is often highly ornamented with a different pattern, often in a dull yellow color. The bottom shell, called the plastron, is ...

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 Indiana.

Turtles sunbathing in Swan Creek on April 7, 2021. (Robin Nowakowski/WWMT) Some turtles, like the eastern box turtle, may even mistake the middle of a road for a good tanning spot.

A box turtle shell found on campus has unveiled a tapestry of University of Delaware connections dating back more than half a century. The turtle, between 60 and 70 years old when he died, walked the ...

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 ...

These three layers make up the shell of the turtle. As the turtle grows, it sheds the outer layer, similar to how we shed our own skin, to make room for the larger layers below.

But it’s what happens after the shell opens that first earned legislators’ interest back in 1979, when North Carolina became the first state to make the eastern box turtle its mascot. “In order for a ...