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Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Description:

Two box turtles found next to each other. retreated into shells when i got close. Box turtle can hinge their shells closed, but the one in my hand got a wood chip stuck in it, which let me see it.

Habitat:

Edge of a Oak Savanna restoration site, deciduous forest

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dferris
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dferris

Michigan, USA

Spotted on May 5, 2015
Submitted on May 7, 2015

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