The Eastern box turtle was found with a bright blue shell — and a layer of red paint underneath, suggesting she’d been ...

When a Kentucky woman purchased a home in the town of Campbellsville, she had no idea that she would also be taking in an ...

A tiny Eastern box turtle shows why its shell is one of its most impressive features. The expert wildlife handler explains how these turtles can pull their entire body inside and use protective flaps ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, so it’s no surprise that many of the plants and animals chosen as symbols of the two states it straddles - North ...

Bright yellow and orange markings give this Eastern box turtle a distinctive appearance as he rests beside his caretaker. Native to the eastern United States, this little turtle has a patterned shell ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Instagram Scientists on Long Island are turning to a young Labrador retriever named April as they investigate the ...

A resident of Hong Kong was caught while paddling across a lake from Vermont to Canada in an inflatable kayak with the Eastern box turtles in a duffle bag, according to court records. By Johnny Diaz A ...

This year has been a great one for spotting Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina) in the Andorra Natural Area, the northern end of Wissahickon Park. We had three unique animals sighted: one ...

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 and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four baby Eastern box turtles — a species with a plummeting population in Virginia — were recently hatched at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, including rare turtle twins ...