Eastern Box Turtle
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Unlike many other species in the turtle family, eastern box turtles are terrestrial.

Eastern Box Turtles can live up to four decades. However, their lives are currently being shortened by human activities.

An eastern box turtle munches on a muscadine grape on the forest floor at Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh North Carolina.

Male Eastern Box Turtle - United States North America Land Turtle, isolated on white background.