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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 ...
A Hiker's Path: Spied at Beargrass Creek Nature Preserve: Barred owl, box turtle
An Eastern box turtle in his shell found along the trail at the Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve in Louisville, Kentucky ...
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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After nearly 50 years cooped up inside, Rockalina the turtle finds the great outdoors
A young boy found Rockalina, a wild eastern box turtle, while playing near his New York home in 1977. His family took her in and for nearly 50 years, she stayed there. She remained on a slick ...
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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 rehabilitation center... After nearly 50 years cooped up inside ...
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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 rehabilitation center... Garden State Tortoise founder Chris Leone gets ...