The box turtle's domed carapace is hinged at either ... Usually in May or June, as long as four years after mating, the female (her underside is flat, his slightly concave) travels, as much ...

finds a box turtle in his backyard, turns it over and discovers it is the exact same one from all those years ago. Written on the pastron, or the underside of its shell, was 'JC' and '1965 ...

News outlets report that veterinarians had performed surgery on the grapefruit-sized eastern box turtle found in July with fractures to the underside of his shell. Zoo veterinary extern Garrett ...

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.

The Eastern box turtle, affectionately called the "Lego Turtle" by the Maryland Zoo, was brought in during July 2018 with "multiple fractures on his plastron, the bottom part of his shell," Dr.