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Dr. Brady Barr and his daughter find a clutch of baby box turtles!
Box turtles have a unique hinged shell. The hinge allows them to actually seal their shell when threatened. Most turtles and tortoises can retract into their shells but this still leaves parts of their legs exposed. This special hinged shell makes them practically impervious (im·per·vee·uss, unable to be affected) from predators as adults.
On the rare occasion that a predator is successful, box turtles can also be dangerous to eat. A large part of their diet often includes poisonous mushrooms which are not harmful to them, but do become part of the turtle’s blood and, therefore, toxic to predators.
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