AZ Animals on MSN

Lonely no more, Rockalina the box turtle welcomes a new friend

Rockalina has become a viral sensation since being rescued in early 2025. The Eastern box turtle was in failing health, ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

After nearly 50 years cooped up inside, Rockalina the turtle finds the great outdoors

Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. When a reptile rehabilitation center... After nearly 50 years cooped up inside, Rockalina ...
Houston Public Media

For 50 years, Rockalina the turtle lived on a kitchen floor. Now she has a new friend

The story of Rockalina the turtle — who was rescued after nearly a half-century of neglect — now has a new character. Enter an Oreo-sized baby turtle, who will be Rockalina's new friend and who ...
The Virginian-Pilot

The box turtles of Indian River Park and the dogs who love them

Indian River Park is their natural habitat. They creep and crawl through the park — mostly unobserved — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They move silently through their surroundings. Their natural ...
OPB

After nearly 50 years cooped up inside, Rockalina the turtle finds the great outdoors

Garden State Tortoise founder Chris Leone gets plenty of requests to take in turtles people can no longer care for. Rockalina’s case was different. “Like we do in any rescue, we ask to see the photos ...