The most recently designated state symbol is Pennsylvania’s Official state amphibian. No, it’s not a frog or toad, it’s a ...

This box turtle made it safely across the road this time. But the sunken area on top of its back, as well as the white scars on its back, tell of a past near tragedy. We can only guess how the ...

It took 48 years for Rockalina to get a taste of earthworm. The eastern box turtle had lived since 1977 inside a New York home, never once venturing outside. Her nails curled into her feet, her ...

Box turtles generally live for 25-35 years but have been known to survive for more than 100 years old." Stambaugh said the turtle is becoming an at-risk species, experiencing population declines.

Box turtle is the common name for several species of turtle, and may refer to those of the genus Cuora or Pyxidea, which are the Asian box turtles, or more commonly to North American box turtles ...

A Box Turtle’s range is probably several acres in size. Females will wander farther in search of a nesting site. Turtles go into a torpid state called “brumation” during winter.

A Philippine box turtle with a damaged shell was handed over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Ilocos Norte. The turtle was handed over by John Alconcher, a resident, of ...

Eastern box turtles are most commonly found in the woodlands throughout Ohio and are recognizable by their high-domed shell, usually dark brown or black with yellow streaks or blotches.

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 ...

The Philippine Eagle Foundation in ALI-Davao Carbon Forest ensures that newly scientifically described species of turtles are far from danger. “Marami na pong box turtles ang nandoon. They are free ...

A rare species of turtle which is extinct in the wild has hatched at a zoo in Kansas. The McCord’s box turtle was born at Sedgwick County Zoo, staff announced last Friday (13 October). “This ...