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Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Photo by JC_Forester
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Is that a milk mustache or fungus on your face? "It's my favorite, Russula mushroom!" - Mushrooms make up a large part of the diet of the Eastern Box Turtle.

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