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

As a budding naturalist growing up in the concrete-heavy environs of Boston, I would regularly thumb through my family’s ...

As a budding naturalist growing up in the concrete-heavy environs of Boston, I would regularly thumb through my family’s collection of nature books and daydream about the creatures within.

The box turtle and the painted turtle are both turtles from the family Emydidae. Both painted turtles and box turtles are ...

A box turtle on the Ebenezer Church Road in Raleigh. Researchers at North Carolina State University want residents in the Triangle area to be cautious of turtles crossing the roads this summer.

Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according ...

As a budding naturalist growing up in the concrete-heavy environs of Boston, I would regularly thumb through my family’s ...

Eastern box turtles, as best we can tell, have little or no fear of humans. They also appear to be invisible to cats, though this is not a theory that we tested with any rigor.

Object Details Keywords Reptile,Turtle,Species: bourreti,Genus: Cuora,Family: Bataguridae,Order: Testudines,Class: Reptilia,Phylum: Chordata,Kingdom: Animalia,Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle,Golden ...

Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ... Object Details Kingdom: Animalia,Phylum: Chordata,Class: Reptilia,Order: Testudines,Family: ...