Box Turtles
By: Jamiya Pettway
Introduction
Hi, my name is Jamiya Pettway. My animal is the Box Turtle. In this
presentation you will learn some interesting facts about this
animal. The Eastern Box Turtle is the only land turtle in North
Carolina. They have a long life span but are very slow to grow.
Inherited Traits
Inherited traits of a box turtle are swimming and knowing where to
go to migrate. In the middle of June Eastern Box Turtles migrate
west.
Instinctive and Learned
Behaviors
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The box turtle homing instincts is to return to its birth place.
They are more active at dawn and dusk and they burrow in the
ground for hibernation.
If a box turtle gets frightened it goes in its shell.
Their eyes are directed forward this gives them binocular vision.
They remember landmarks.
Facts
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They feed on animals such as slugs, insects, snails, also they eat
mushrooms, berry's, seeds, and leaves.
Young turtles hunt in ponds or streams.
They mate between April and October.
Box Turtles can live to be more than 100 years old.
Males are larger than females and red or orange eyes.
Females have brown or light orange eyes.
Female
Male