The box turtle that re-emerged this summer on their farm was within 200 feet of the spot where they found it as kids. They remember seeing it a few times in the 1970s as well, but not since then ...

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

A Susquehanna Valley lawmaker is proposing a bill that would make the eastern box turtle Pennsylvania's official state reptile. Rep. Perry Stambaugh, R-District 86, representing Juniata and Perry ...

An old turtle has been hanging around a Dauphin County farm for about 50 years. The eastern box turtle was probably about 20 years old, based on shell size at the time, when it was found on the ...

Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. ... Pa., May 2, 2009. Rockalina is an eastern box turtle.

A box turtle similar to the one which was found at the house in New Florence, Pennsylvania, where police found nearly 100 animals living in their own urine and feces (file photo) ...

This wrinkled ol' pal, found across much of the U. S., may be in decline. A huge study in North Carolina plans to track box turtles for 100 years, to learn how to best protect them.

Box Turtle vs. Painted Turtle: Diet Box turtles and painted turtles are typically omnivorous , which means they would eat both plants and animals with the same level of enthusiasm.

It’s not uncommon for turtles to live up to 60 years, and they have a tiny home range. A box turtle removed from its native habitat will spend the rest of its life trying to get home.