[DUMBGRUNT]

—” Except what IS box
turtle mating anyway?”

We had a box turtle for years as a kid never wondered about turtle reproduction...

What I failed to learn down at the gutter with my pals:

How Do Box Turtles Reproduce?
https://oddlycutepets.com/how-do-box-turtles-reproduce/

[GaltAdonis]

I watched them do their clumsy thing under that azalea bush.
It's amazing that the species has survived so incredibly long.