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Turtle Kept in Darkness on a Diet of Cat Food, Feels the Sun for the First Time in 50 Years
A wild eastern box turtle who was kept as a pet for decades has been rehabilitated by a rescue in New Jersey and got her ...
After 50 years of neglect, a rescued turtle finally sees the sun
Rockalina the eastern box turtle had never ventured outdoors since 1977 — now she’s healing and getting to feel grass beneath ...
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After nearly 50 years cooped up inside, Rockalina the turtle finds the great outdoors
Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. When a reptile ...
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JES first-graders fuel lawmaker’s bill to make eastern box turtle as state reptile
On Tuesday morning, the House of Representatives’ Game and Fisheries Committee approved House Bill No. 401 for the eastern box turtle to be designated as the Keystone State’s official state reptile.
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Authorities make horrifying discovery after inspecting suspicious package at US mail facility — here's what they found
Federal authorities seized Tin at John F. Kennedy Airport for aiding and abetting turtle smuggling across the U.S. He was part of an international smuggling organization that trafficked the eastern ...
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South Africa helicopter crash blamed on penguin in cardboard box that hit pilot's controls
An unsecured cardboard box holding a penguin caused the mishap ... an aerial survey flight of an island off South Africa's Eastern Cape on January 19, 2025. The helicopter safely landed on ...
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The best Xbox controllers in 2025
The best Xbox controllers can reliably take your gaming experience up a notch, offering great build quality and enhancements like Hall effect sticks or digital trigger locks. Just like the best PC ...
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Can this turtle help promote wildlife conservation in Pennsylvania?
State lawmakers this week advanced a proposal to make the Eastern box turtle Pennsylvania’s official reptile. The House Game and Fisheries Committee on Tuesday voted without dissent to send the ...
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Lawmaker proposes eastern box turtle as Pa. state reptile
SATURDAY, 46 DEGREES. COULD EVEN SEE A FEW SNOWFLAKES WITH RAIN SHOWERS IN THE Stambaugh said, "The eastern box turtle can be found across the Commonwealth in rural, suburban, and even urban ...
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Four Eastern Screech Owlets in Owl Box Nest
Occurred on April 2, 2025 / Melbourne, Florida, USA Info from Licensor: "Four eastern screech owlets. I have an owl box in my front yard in Melbourne, Florida; they have nested there for the last ...
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Could Pennsylvania see a designated state reptile?
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania House announced plans to designate the eastern box turtle as the official state reptile. The eastern box turtle, also known as Terrapene Carolina, is one of the ...
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Cavaliers down Bulls, secure East's No. 1 seed for playoffs
CLEVELAND -- Kenny Atkinson thought during training camp that realistic goals for the Cleveland Cavaliers would be 50 wins and a top-three seed in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers surpassed ...