"It was a joy for our veterinary team to watch him return to his native habitat today," Dr. Ellen Bronson said The Lego turtle is headed home! Since 2018, the Maryland Zoo has been looking after an ...

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A turtle in Maryland is getting a lift from a one-of-a-kind ride. A “customized Lego wheelchair” was designed for one lucky wild Eastern box turtle who needed some help after injuring and undergoing ...

BALTIMORE — We know turtles have a reputation for being a tad slow-moving, but would that change if one has a custom Lego wheelchair attached to it? The zoo fastened a custom Lego wheelchair on an ...

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (WREG) — A Gulf Coast box turtle that lost its back legs after being hit by a car has some new wheels thanks to some Mississippi kids. The turtle, named Lt. Dan, was taken in by the ...

A turtle that had been injured and had a customized wheelchair built for it from Legos has been released into the wild. Dubbed “Lego turtle,” the male Eastern box turtle had been in the care of the ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) --The Maryland Zoo released a rescued Eastern box turtle Wednesday that rose to fame with his LEGO wheelchair. The turtle had been in the zoo's care for almost two years. In 2018, a ...