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Rare Cambodian turtle saved from soup by microchip
Phnom Penh, Cambodia - An extremely rare Cambodian "royal" turtle has been rescued from a Chinese soup pot by a microchip implanted in its leg, officials said on Thursday.
Heng Sovannara of the Cambodian fishery department's endangered species office: Without the microchip which we implanted in its right leg, the turtle would have ended up on a Chinese menu"