The handler places this small box turtle near the water to see how he responds. Although he usually spends his time on land, ...

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

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 ...

Imagine that your body is 10 times the size of your limbs. Each of your four legs are short, thick, round and tipped with long narrow claws. Your body is also your home that you carry around with you ...

Share this page on Twitter Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Email Share this page on Print Early Friday morning, about a dozen volunteers scattered across a wooded patch of land on Tybee ...