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Rare 'Four-Eyed' Turtle Wanders Into a Woman's Yard, She Immediately Knew What to Do

A woman in Hue, Vietnam, spotted an unusual turtle wandering into her yard and quickly realized it was not the average reptile. The retile, named for the eye-like markings on the back of its head, is ...
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Virginia wildlife center reports progress for rare box turtle twins

A rare pair of Eastern box turtle twins separated at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center are continuing to grow months after hatching, though one is facing health challenges. Staff discovered the ...
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Rare four-eyed turtle found in woman's yard is released back into the wild

In Hue, Vietnam, one resident's unexpected backyard visitor turned out to be a rare protected turtle, which has now been released into the wild. Believing the animal might belong to a protected ...
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Box turtles are back for the summer. Here’s how to help them survive another year

Ornate box turtles and their kin face steep challenges in today’s world, but people can help out by raising the deck height on their mowers, allowing turtles to cross the road and not taking them home ...
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How X-Rays, Plastic Cups and Spools of String Help National Zoo Researchers Find Wild Box Turtle Nests

To figure out why Eastern box turtle numbers are dropping across Virginia, Smithsonian researchers are turning to some surprisingly low-tech tricks. Mike Bock Earlier this summer, Smithsonian ...
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Rare 'four-eyed' turtle wanders into a woman's yard, she immediately knew what to do

Authorities received calls about two rare protected turtles in the same week, both voluntarily surrendered by local residents A woman in Vietnam discovered a rare four-eyed turtle in her yard and ...