Box turtle shell markings come in many different patterns ... "They're climbing on top of one another, they're turning each other over onto their backs," he says, "and then they're biting ...

Box turtle shell markings come in many different patterns ... "They're climbing on top of one another, they're turning each other over onto their backs," he says, "and then they're biting ...

Top and bottom left: Inspectors Mac Elliott and Ali Ventura ... wildlife officials said. The patterns on box turtle shells are meant to emulate dappled light coming through trees to help the animals ...

With the extra images, the commenter confirmed the shell’s owner: a box turtle known as L2 ... was one of the world’s top experts on the wood thrush, a migratory songbird. He was known for conducting ...

Researchers subjected the skeletal remains of pond sliders, diamondback terrapins, painted turtles and box ... top and side views of a barely impacted, medium impacted and highly impacted turtle ...

Native to North America, the common box turtle has a high-domed brown shell with yellow or orange patterns. It has a small head with a hooked upper jaw and is known for its interesting personality.

"They're climbing on top of one another ... That's because some of the study's box turtles have radio transmitters stuck onto their shells, so researchers can track their movements more closely ...