Box turtles are one of the most well-known turtle types in the world. Learn about their biology, sizes, and how to care for them as pets.

In a poll to determine which of the world’s turtles would take home the people’s choice award, box turtles would win in a landslide. Sea turtles captivate observers around the globe, but few people ...

Box turtles primarily live on land, and they can be somewhat challenging pets. They are a long-term commitment, living for several decades. Plus, getting their environment right can be difficult.

Four baby Eastern box turtles -- a species with a plummeting population in Virginia -- were recently hatched at the Southwest ...

The three-toed box turtle is one of the most common turtles motorists will encounter in The Natural State. Two species of box turtle occur in the state, the three-toed and the ornate, the latter of ...

The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center was a part of an exceptionally uncommon box turtle hatch that has gone viral. The ...

TORRANCE, Calif. — In the back of an office building, in a small room that smells like rotting strawberries, a criminal investigator watches his evidence crawl around on wood chips in five open ...

Karen Deville usually looks forward to rainy days — but not just because it waters her plants. Deville is delighted that when it rains, and box turtles creep out of her yard, in Baton Rouge's ...