• Box turtles may live more than 100 years.
• Box turtles are most famous for their hinged shell, which allows them to retract almost completely into their bony armor to hide from danger. Very few animals can prey effectively on adult box turtles due to this defense technique. When frightened, box turtles retract their head, tail, and limbs into their shell and clamp it shut. They wait in this position until the perceived threat is gone.
• Box turtle should not be on your menu. Often they eat poisonous mushrooms and the toxins may linger in their flesh making them dangerous to eat.
• The box turtle's shell has regenerative powers. A damaged shell can often replace itself.
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