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 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 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. Male Female