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Roxie,
our 11 year old Golden Retriever, found a rock in our grassy backyard
yesterday. She had it in her mouth
but I couldn’t understand why she had picked up a rock! Upon closer inspection, it turned out
to be an Eastern Box turtle. This is the first turtle that we
have actually found on our property in over thirty years; it was
very exciting. This beautiful turtle was about 4-5 inches
long and had both beautiful yellow colored patterns and brown geometric “etchings”
on its shell. The Box turtle has
the unusual ability to lock up tight when it is in protection mode. I think
that is why it looked like a rock to Roxie.