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TV brings turtle out of her shell

CHINA'S evening TV news program has an unusual fan - a turtle who seems to be crazy about the anchorman's voice. Whenever the pet turtle, raised by a citizen in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, hears... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Tue, Jul 22 2008

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