LENNOX — Two Texas siblings are counting their blessings after a family from South Dakota found their runaway turtle. Scoot is a 12-year-old desert box turtle belonging to Charis Knobloch, 9, and ...

MIDLAND, Texas — The transition from the winter season to the spring season brings out the desert box turtle, also known as the ornate box turtle. Ornate box turtle sightings become more common during ...

CARSON CITY — A new tenant has taken up residence at the Governor’s Mansion, and this one doesn’t have to worry about term limits or elections. Gov. Brian Sandoval on Thursday welcomed “Carson,” an 11 ...

At the extreme southwestern part of its range in southeastern Arizona, annual surface activity of the Desert Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata luteola) is limited primarily to the three-month summer ...

I am not a rock; I am a box turtle” said a voice. “My full name is the ornate or desert box turtle, Terrapene ornata, but you can call me BT.” Boo: Glad to meet you, BT. I am a great horned owl, Bubo ...

Turtles are fascinating creatures because they can live as long as humans, sometimes even longer. Their slow-moving mannerisms and rigid shield make them unique in the animal kingdom. In Texas, there ...

Visitors can explore waves of white sand in the world's largest gypsum dune field. The stark landscape is home to a surprising number of creatures, including the prairie rattlesnake and desert box ...