North American box turtle

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blackball We found this guy walking up our driveway today. and where i live is no place for a turtle so we took it out to the country side near the delta. after i got a few pictures. They are largely characterized by having a domed shell, which is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators. Even though box turtles have become very popular pets, their needs in captivity are complex and the capture of turtles can have serious detrimental effects on the wild population. The box turtle can commonly live up to twenty years, with verified cases of lifespans as long as 40 or 50 years. There have been unverified cases of box turtles living as long as one hundred years and more. North American box turtles are omnivores. Their sharp eyes and keen sense of smell help them in finding food such as snails, insects, berries, fungi, slugs, worms, roots, flowers, fish, frogs, salamanders, various rodents, snakes, birds, and eggs. lumis North American box turtle
North American box turtle Picture © David Rencher
Photo Taken May 11 2008:
We found this guy walking up our driveway today. and where i live is no place for a turtle so we took it out to the country side near the delta. after i got a few pictures.

They are largely characterized by having a domed shell, which is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators. Even though box turtles have become very popular pets, their needs in captivity are complex and the capture of turtles can have serious detrimental effects on the wild population.

The box turtle can commonly live up to twenty years, with verified cases of lifespans as long as 40 or 50 years. There have been unverified cases of box turtles living as long as one hundred years and more.

North American box turtles are omnivores. Their sharp eyes and keen sense of smell help them in finding food such as snails, insects, berries, fungi, slugs, worms, roots, flowers, fish, frogs, salamanders, various rodents, snakes, birds, and eggs.

lumis
Great capture, Lumis! I had two of these guys come up in the yard, from the creek a few years ago! They let me take photo's, and then made their way back down to the creek! Thanks for the history on these wonderful creatures!
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