4. Body Covering
The box turtles body is covered is one shell and the rest is just covered
with skin. The turtles use the shell for protection.
5. How it Breathes
The box turtle breathes through lungs. A reptile will always breathe
through its lungs. Itś one of the things that make a reptile a reptile.
13. How Do They Protect Themselves?
Box turtles protect themselves by putting its head, legs, and tail
entirely in its shell.
14. Endangered, if so why?
These turtles, though not listed as endangered by US Fish and Wildlife
service, are considered threatened by many conversationalists.
15. Additional data
● The scientific name for box turtles is Terrapene.
● To identify a male or female box turtle is by their eyes. A male box
turtle has a reddish eye color, and the female box turtle has a bark
brown.
● Box turtles like to swim.