ST. LOUIS — Which are healthier, city turtles or country turtles? Researchers at the St. Louis Zoo and Washington University are tracking 20 box turtles in their natural habitats, half in Forest Park in west St. Louis, and half in the Tyson Research Center in rural St. Louis County to find out.
Box turtles in St. Louis area get health checkup
Friday, June 22, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CDT
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