Painted turtles also have shells with colors ranging from black to yellow and orange. However, their legs, necks, and tails are striped with yellow, red, and orange markings. Box Turtle vs. Painted ...

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 ...

When Ann Berry Somers was 7 years old and growing up in North Carolina, she encountered a box turtle on a path. She picked up the small reptile and looked into its eyes. Instead of retreating into its ...