id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 37566 Legler, John M. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz .txt text/plain 57679 3992 70 regions box turtles are active on a large majority of the days from The relative numbers of box turtles found in different areas on the Growth of ornate box turtles was studied by measuring recaptured body in young box turtles would prevent complete closure of the shell The mean body temperature for active individuals (Fig. 22) is probably The predilection of box turtles for open areas is probably Body temperatures of 64 box turtles that were seeking cover or that Box turtles were never active at body temperatures below 15 degrees individual turtle to survive in the following season of growth and Ornate box turtles are active within a narrower range of temperatures the five year period box turtles were active an average of 162 days The home range of only one turtle, an adult female, was known Individual box turtles tended to remain in small areas for long ./cache/37566.txt ./txt/37566.txt