Although published information on _T. ornata_ is scant, a considerable amount of information is available concerning its congener, _T. carolina_. The classic studies of Stickel (1950) on it constitute the most complete account of populations and movements for any reptile or amphibian, and probably, for any vertebrate. She found the average home range of adults to be 350 feet in diameter. Home ranges were not defended as territories and nearly all individuals were socially tolerant of one another. Movements (studied by means of a thread-trailing device) were characterized by frequent travel over the same routes within the home range. Some turtles concentrated their activities in only one part of the home range, moving subsequently to another part, and some turtles had two ranges between which they traveled at varying intervals. Females ordinarily left their home ranges to nest. Other noteworthy, but less detailed, studies of populations of _T. Carolina_ are those of Breder (1927) who found evidence of home range and homing behavior, and of Nichols (1939b) who, after observing a marked population on Long Island over a period of twenty years, found evidence of homing behavior and estimated normal home range to be approximately 250 yards in diameter. Numerous shorter papers such as those of Schneck (1886) and Medsger (1919) document the tendency of _T. carolina_ to remain in restricted areas over long periods. Important studies that indicate the presence of home range and homing behavior in other chelonians are those of Cagle (1944) on _Pseudemys scripta_ and _Chrysemys picta_, and of Woodbury and Hardy (1948) on _Gopherus agassizi_. Grant (1936) and Bogert (1937) have also indicated that movements of individuals of _Gopherus agassizi_ are restricted to limited areas. Locomotion Ornate box turtles moving forward over even terrain hold the plastron a quarter to a half inch above the ground and keep the head and neck lowered and extended. Each foreleg is brought forward and the humerus points nearly straight ahead when the foot touches the ground. Nearly all of the palmar surface is initially in contact with the ground but as the body is brought forward and the humerus swings outward, only the claws, and finally, only the two inner claws are in contact with the ground. Of the hind feet, the medial surfaces are the principal parts that touch the ground but some traction is derived from the hind claws at the beginning of each cycle of the hind leg. Under normal conditions, box turtles move slowly and pause to rest and examine their surroundings every few feet. When resting, the plastron is in contact with the ground, the legs relaxed, and the head and neck are extended upward. Some turtles seeking shelter from the heat of sunshine walk rapidly for a hundred feet or more without pausing.